150 Mr. ¥. Nicliolson on Birds 



pencilled lines and spots of reddish brown. The eggs were 

 procured at Tjipanas on the 25th of May. 



52. SUYA POLYCHROA. 



Drymceca polychroa, Temm. ; Horsf. & Moore^ Cat. B. Mus. 

 E.I. Co. i. p. 328, note. 



No. 101, ^ . Genteng Lebak, April 8, 1879. Light-yel- 

 low iridcs. Seeds in stomach. " Boorung chi-chi." 



No. 117. Genteng Lebak, April 25, 1879. ''Boorung 

 Kredja/' ''Ziekrak." 



Three eggs were obtained by Mr. Forbes on the 25th of 

 April, and are lovely in colour — light bluish green, with large 

 blotches of chestnut-brown and underlying blotches of light 

 reddish brown, the surface also relieved with a few spots and 

 pencillings of dark chestnut. Axis '65 in., diam. '45 in. 



53. CisTicoLA RUFicEPs, Gould. 



Drymmca rujiceps, Gray, Handl. B. i. p. 200. no. 2809. 



No. 78, $ . Genteng, Bantam, March 29, 1879. Irides 

 light isabelline colour, " Chi chi-paddy.""" 



No. 73, $ . Genteng, March 26, 1879. Feeding among 

 dry sheaths of bamboo-leaves. 



After having examined the large series of CisticolcR in the 

 British Museum, I have decided that the Javan birds collected 

 by Mr. Forbes agree best with C. ruficeps of Gould ; but that, 

 when the genus is thoroughly monographed, they will be 

 found specifically identical is more than I can say for certain. 

 At present the species seem to be hopelessly confused. The 

 eggs, three of which were got by Mr. Forbes at Genteng on 

 the 26tli of April, are light blue, with a considerable number 

 of tiny reddish spots, particularly at the thicker end. Axis 

 •65 in., diam. "5 in. 



54. Lanius magnirostris, Less. ; Gray, Handl. B. i. p. 393. 

 no. 5972. 



No. 231, S • Kosala, Bantam, October 27, 1879. 1650 

 feet. Irides dark brown ; feet pale blue ; bill pale blue, black 

 at tip. 



