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small^ green-coloured birds. Creeping quietly througli the 

 bushes,, I got unobserved beneath the tree on the topmost twig 

 of which sat one of the birds, and watched it for several mi- 

 nutes. While sending forth its strange.notes, which sounded like 

 the words ter-rook ! ter-rook ! uttered several times in suc- 

 cession, it sat perfectly still, with head raised, neck stretched 

 out to its full extent, and throat distended, apparently quite 

 absorbed in its vocal performance, and heedless of my pre- 

 sence till my shot brought it down. 



On dissection it proved to be a male ; and its stomach was 

 full of berries. Its companion, which I also shot, was of 

 smaller size, and had very little black on its head ; probably 

 it was a female ; but, unfortunately, I did not examine it so 

 as to make sure of the sex. 



The most noticeable characteristic of the species is the 

 great length of the rictal bristles, which project even beyond 

 the point of the beak. 



Xanthol^ma h^macephala (MiilL). The Crimson- 

 breasted Barbet. 



I found this little Barbet fairly plentiful in Perak ; I ob- 

 tained it during March at Kwala Kangsar. 



Hearing a bird uttering a most peculiar, full, clear note in 

 a tree within a few yards of my hut, I took out my gun, bent 

 on securing what I felt sure was something new to me. 

 Though but twelve or fifteen feet away, the bird's voice was 

 so deceptive, and its small size and green plumage made it so 

 difficult to see, that it was several minutes before I caught 

 sight of it and brought it down. 



I most carefully examined this bird, und found it agree 

 exactly with Jerdon^s description of Xantholcema indica, 

 with which it appears to be identical. It breeds in Perak, 

 in holes which it excavates in trees ; but personally I did not 

 find a nest. The eggs are white. The sexes are alike. I 

 met with it near Bukit Timah, in Singapore. 



CucuLUs MiCROPTERus, Gould. The Indian Cuckoo. 

 I heard what I supposed (and, I think, rightly) to be the 

 cry of this Cuckoo in the jungle near Kwala Kangsar, Perak ; 



