246 Mr. F. Nicholson on a second 



This species was originally described by Temminck from 

 Sumatra_, and was obtained by the late Mr. Buxton in 

 Lampong. 



35. Pericrocotus xanthogaster (Raffl.) ; Sharpe^ Cat. B. 

 Brit. Mus. iv. p. 74. 



No. 388 a, ^ . Goenoeug Meraksa, 750 feet, on river 

 Lintangj June 8, 1881. Iris dark brown; bill, legs, and feet 

 black. 



No. 382«, J* (j"^v.). On Mount Dempo, Pass Oemah, 

 3800 feet. May 9, 1881. " Boeroeng temoenoengan.'' Soft 

 parts as in male. 



36. LusciNioLA FULiGiNivENTRis, Hodgs. ; Seebolim, Cat. 

 B. Brit. Mus. v. p. 129. 



No. 377, ^ . In low bushes in the hollow under the crater 

 at Mount Dempo, 9000 feet, flitting near the ground. May 1, 

 1881. Irides greyish brown; bill sooty black; legs and feet 

 dull faded yellow. 



Compared with the generality of Himalayan specimens the 

 bird sent by Mr. Forbes is rather browner on the head, 

 wings, and tail ; but in this respect also it is entirely matched 

 by a Nepal specimen in the British Museum. 



37. Hemixus sumatranus, Wardlaw Ramsay. A. & M. N. 

 H. (5) X. p. 431. 



No. 358 k, S ; No. 359 a. Near Hoedjoeng, 3000 feet, 

 Jan. 16, 1881. Irides reddish brown; bill black; legs and 

 feet greyish black. Feeds on Rubus sp., among other 

 fruits. 



No. 353 a, ^ . Soft parts as above. 



No. 353 6, ? . Soft parts as above. 



No. 359, sex? Soft parts as above. 



This appears to be the species referred by Count Salvador! 

 to H. malaccensis (Ann. Mus. Civic. Genov. xiv. p. 221), but 

 it differs from that species in being olive-brown above, with 

 a brown head, the throat and breast being streaked with 

 white as in H. malaccensis, but the edges of the feathers are 

 olive-brown, instead of greenish. There are other minor 

 differences, such as the shorter bill, greener flanks, &c., in 

 the Sumatran bird. 



