(! Mr. R. B. Sharpe on the 



206. Calorhamphus puliginosus. 



Calorhamj^hus fuliginosus (T.) ; Salvad. t. c. p. 39 ; Sharpe, 

 Ibis, 1876, p. 34, 1877, p. 9, 1879, p. 240; id. P. Z. S. 1881, 

 p. 792. 



a. 6 ad. Kina Balu, Feb. 15, 1887. 



b. j ad. Kina Balu, March 1887. 



c. d. <J ? a< 3. Kina Balu, April 1888. 



[Common, frequenting the lower slopes of Kina Balu up 

 to 1000 feet. It is found in old forest in small flocks, feed- 

 ing high in the trees.] 



Fam. PieJDiE, 



207. Iyngipicus aurantiiventris. 



Iyngipicus awantiiventris , Salvad. t. c. p. 41, tav. iv. fig. 2 ; 

 Sharpe, Ibis, 1879, p. 240; id. P. Z. S. 1881, p. 792; Hargitt, 

 Ibis, 1882, p. 29 ; Blasius, t. c. p. 27. 



a. ? ad. Kina Balu, Feb. 13, 1887. 



b. $ ad. Kina Balu, March 25, 1887. 

 e,d. 6 2 ad. Kina Balu, April 15, 1888. 



[Met with on Kina Balu from 2000 to 3000 feet, but by 

 no means common. Seems to prefer the Casuarina trees. 

 Iris white ; bill slaty blue ; feet dull green, soles yellow.] 



208. Iyngipicus auritus. 



Iyngipicus auritus (Eyton) ; Hargitt, Ibis, 1882, p. 42. 



Iyngipicus fusca-albidus, Salvad. t. c. p. 42; Sharpe, P. Z. S. 

 1879, p. 326 ; id. Ibis, 1879, p. 240. 

 a, b. ? ad. Labuan, July 1885. 



c. d ad. Labuan ; Dec. 15, 1885. 



[Iris hazel ; bill and feet greyish black. Fairly common 

 in Labuan, frequenting gardens and other open places. 

 Nests in dead trees in the beginning of June.] 



209. Xylolepes validus. 



Xylolepes validus (Reinw.) ; Salvad. t. c. p. 43 ; Sharpe, 

 Ibis, 1876, p. 36, 1877, p. 9, 1879, p. 240 ; id. P. Z. S. 1879, 

 p. 326, 1881, p. 792 ; Blasius, t. c. p. 27. 



a. d ad. Benkoka, Sept. 15, 1885. 



b. ? ad. Benkoka, Oct. 11, 1885. 

 [Iris dark lake.] 



