THE IBIS. 



FIFTH SERIES. 



No. III. JULY 1883. 



XXVII. — On a second Collection of Birds made in the Island 

 of Sumatra by Mr. H. 0. Forbes. By Francis Nicholson, 

 F.Z.S. 



(Plate X.) 



Mr. H. O. Forbes has been collecting in Central Sumatra, 

 and has sent to Mr. Janson a very interesting collection of 

 birds, an enumeration of which will be found below. I have 

 received a letter from Mr. Forbes respecting my previous 

 communications to ' The Ibis ' on the specimens obtained 

 by him in Java and Sumatra. He writes as follows : — 



" I hope you have found some specimens of interest in my 

 collections from Sumatra — a finer island than Java, in my 

 estimation. I am greatly vexed that my Mount-Dempo 

 birds are so few ; but I had the misfortune to lose my hunter 

 and to have my extra supplies of ammunition lost. I noted 

 some very interesting birds at 8000 and 9000 feet, which I 

 could not obtain ; but the deep ravines which cut up its sides 

 make it a very difficult mountain to work over. 



" I wish to add a few notes to your list of birds collected 



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