616 Mr. W. P. Lowe on some 



Centropus sinensis. 



fl, h. ? ad. 



The Common Coucal is rather scarce, and I did not find 

 it easy to procure ; for, unless shot dead, it runs in tlie 

 long grass, and recovery is hopeless. The female ob- 

 tained on June 16 was nesting. The food consists chiefly 

 of insects. 



Centropus javanicus. 

 a. S ad. ; b. ? ad. 



The Javan Coucal is by far tlie more common of the two 

 species, and is usually met with in the long grass. 



Dryococcyx harringtoni. 

 a, 6, c. c? ad. ; d, e,f, g. ? ad. 



Harrington's Cuckoo is very plentiful in the forests, 

 where it is a conspicuous bird. 



Tiga everetti. 



a, b, c, d. ($ ad. ; e, /, g. $ ad. 



Everett's Three-toed Woodpecker is a common forest- 

 loving species. Stomachs of these birds contained insects 

 and minute snails. 



Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus. 



a, h. S ad. 



The Red-faced Golden Flicker occurs only in the forests, 

 and, whilst tolerably common, is less often seen than 

 T. everetti. The stomachs a,ll contained remains of insects. 



Mulleripicus pulvernlentus. 



a, 6. c? & ? imm. ; c, ^. c? & ? juv. 



The Great Slaty Woodpecker was nesting at the time of 

 my visit. The nest was placed half way up a live tree and 

 about sixty feet from the ground. The site chosen was on the 

 edge of a forest clearing. One of the young birds was only 

 half the size of the other, though both appeared to be of the 

 same age. The tree was cut down, and the nest and birds, 

 which were given to the Exeter Museum, have been well 

 mounted bv Rowland Ward. 



