2C8 Elliot on Birds from Northeast Borneo. [October 



42. Corydon sumatranus. 



Coracias sumatranus Raff. Trans. Linn. Soc. XIII, p. 303 (1822). 

 Corydon sumatranus Strickl. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. VI, p. 418 (1S44). — 



Salv. Ucc. Born. p. in (1874). — Sclat. Cat. B. XIV, p. 466 



(18S8).— Sharpe, Ibis, 1889, p. 440. 

 [Sandakan. Iris dark brown. Bare skin on head pale reddish carmine. 

 — C F. A.] 



ORDER PICARL^. 



Family Cypselidte. 

 43. [Callocalia fuciphaga. 



Iris black. This species breeds in caves and crevices of rocks where 

 the nest is sheltered. 



The British North Borneo Company receives annually a considerable 

 sum as export duty on the nests of this species which are sent to China 

 to be used in soups. 



The salivary glands which secrete the mucus of which the nests are 

 composed are very large for so small a bird. — C. F. A.] 



44. Callocalia linchii. 



////-undo fuciphaga Horsf. (ncc Thunb.) Trans. Linn. Soc. XIII, p. 



143 (1S21.) 

 Callocalia linchii Horsf. & Moore, Cat. B. Mus. E. Ind. Comp. I, p. 

 100 (1854). — Salv. Ucc. Born. p. 121 (1S74). — Sharpe, Ibis, 

 1890, p. 23. 

 [Suanlamba River. Iris black. Shot while flying about in a clearing. 

 — C. F. A.] 



45. Dendrochelidon comata. 



Cvpselus comatus Tkmm. Plan. Col. p. 268 (1824). 



Dendrochelidon comata Salv. Ucc. Born. p. 123 (1S74 ) . — Sharpe, Ibis, 

 1890, p. 23. 

 [Iris brown. Found in clearings back of Sandakan, perched on 

 branches of dead trees. — C F. A] 



