148 Mr. R. B. Sluirpe on the 



317. Ardetta sinensis. 



Ardetta sinensis (Gm.) ; Salvad. t. c. p. 354; Sharpe, Ibis, 

 1877, p. 24. 

 a. .<?. Abai, Feb. 18, 1886. 



[Scarce, frequenting reed-beds in rivers. It often sits 

 stretched upright until yon are within a few yards, in which 

 position this small Heron is about as narrow a bird as can be 

 imagined. 



Iris bright yellow ; bill black, lower mandible yellow ; 

 feel and legs green, yellow behind.] 



318. Nycticokax griseus. 



Nycticorax griseus (L.) ; Salvad. t. c. p. 356. 

 a. S- Labuan, June 25, 1886. 



Mr. Motley obtained this species in Banjermassing. This 

 is the first record for Labuan. 



[Only one specimen seen, which was brought to me by a 

 native in Labuan. I had a shot at an undoubted N. griseus, 

 in adult plumage, on the Benkoka River.] 



Fam. Ciconiid.e. 



319. Leptoptilus javanicus. 



Leptoptilus javanicus (Horsf.); Salvad. t.c. p. 358; Sharpe, 

 Ibis, 1879, p. 272. 

 a. <?. Abai, N. Borneo, Feb. 24, 1886. 



[Iris dull grey ; neck pale yellow, spotted with black ; bill 

 dirty white ; feet black. 



Generally seen only where the plains are of very great 

 extent, standing about solitary, sometimes settling on low 

 trees.] 



Order ANSERES. 

 Fam. Anatid,e. 



320. MARECA PENELOPE. 



Mareca penelope (L.); Sharpe, Ibis, 1877, p. 24. 

 a. Ad. Tampassuk. 



The Wigeon has only been met with once before in 

 Borneo, Mr. Everett having procured a specimen near Bin- 

 tulu in November 1875. 



