124 Brans of bflliton. 



were recognized to be Buceros rhinocer os. It would 

 have been very interesting to make out if they belonged 

 to the Sumatran form or to B. rhinocer oides Temm., 

 from Borneo. Unfortunately I was not happy enough to 

 have a shot at them, and the question, therefore, could 

 not be dissolved. 



FAM. MEROPIDAE. 



16. Me r ops bicolor, Bodd. Native name: Birik. Not 

 rare in Billiton. 



FAM. ALCEDINIDAE. 



\1 . Alcedo meninting, Horsf. Native name: Penin- 

 ting itam. Billiton, along the small rivulets, but 

 much rarer than the very common Ceyx innominata. 



18. P elarg opsis leucocephala (Gm.). Native name : 



Tidaut kalak. Along the banks of the Lingang 

 River, Billiton. 



19. C ey X innominata^ Salvad. Native name : Peninting 



merali. Billiton , along rivulets. 



20. Caridagrus concretus (Temm.). Native name: 



Kekoewai. Not rare in the interior of Billiton. 



21. Sauropatis c hi o ris (Bodd.). 'NsitiYenameinKake. 



Billiton and Mendanao, along the beach. 



22. Sauropatis s a not a (Vig. & Horsf.). Native name 



as above. Billiton and Mendanao. 



FAM. CORACIIDAE. 



23. Eurystomus orientalis (Linn.). Native name: 



Tiong batoe. Tolerably common on both islands. Iris 

 brown, bill and feet lively red , eyelids red. 



FAM. EURYLAEMIDAE. 



24. Eurylaem us jav aniens^ Horsf. Native name: Sem- 



pder oedjan. Tolerably common all over in Billiton ; 

 his voice is compared by the sound of falling rain. 



25. Eurylaemus ochromelas, Raffl. Native name: 



Sempoer oedjan dar at. Billiton. 



TN"ote8 from the Leyden JMuseum, Vol. XIII. 



