162 BIRDS OF THE 



26. Mesobucco eximius. 



Mesohucco eximius Sharpe, Ibis 1892, pp. 324 and 441, pi. XI; 

 Hose, Ibis 1893, p. 414. 



An adult male from Mount Liang Koeboeng. — Iris 

 dark brown, bill black, feet yellowish green. 



H a b. Mountain-regions of Borneo, wliere it has hitherto 

 only been recorded from several mountains of Sarawak; it 

 seems to be exceedingly a mountain-form. 



27. Calorhamphus fuliginosus. 



Micropogon fuliginosus lemm. PI. Col. Ill, livr. 83 (1830). 

 Calorhamphus fuliginosus Goff. Mus. P.-B. Buccones, p. 73 (part.); 



Salvad. Ucc. Born. p. 39; Everett, L. B. Born. p. 168; Sharpe, 



Ibis 1890, p. 6. 



A great number of specimens from Roema Manoeal, one 

 from Mount Liang Koeboeng one from Nanga Raoen and 

 one from Long Bloe. — Iris brown, bill of the males 

 grayish black, of the females flesh-color, feet coral-red. 



This species is usually found in great flocks, feeding on 

 fruits in high forest trees. 



H a b. Borneo generally, representing there C. Hayi from 

 the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. 



Picidae. 



28. Jyngipicus auritus. 



Tripsurus auritus Eyt. Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. XVI, p. 229(1845). 

 Jyngipicus auritus Everett, L. B. Born. p. 154; Sharpe, Ibis 1890, p. 6. 



Three specimens from Pontianak. — Iris red, bill black, 

 feet grayish green. 



Hab. From Cochin China down through Siam and the 

 Malay Peninsula to Sumatra, .lava and Borneo. 



29. Chrysocolaptes validus. 



Picus validus Temm. PI. Col. 378 /, 402 , (1825). 

 Xylolepes validus Salvad. Ucc. Born. p. 48; Everett, L. B. Born. p. 

 154; Sharpe, Ibis 1890, p. 6. 



Notes from the Lieyden ÜMnseum, Vol. XXI. 



