3GG On a Collection of Birds from Sarawak. 



XXXV. — On a small Collection of Birds from Mount Penrisen, 

 Sarawak. By R. Bowdler Sharpe, F.L.S. &c. 



Since his return to Borneo, I regret to say that our friend 

 Alfred H. Everett's health has been so bad that he has not been 

 able to explore much personally. He has, however, sent a 

 hunter to Mount Penrisen (4400 feet), at the source of the 

 Sarawak River, in order, as he states, " to obtain a sample 

 of the highland fauna of Western Borneo for comparison 

 with that of Kina Balu." The collector being alone, and 

 the wet season being at its height, he obtained a very meagre 

 series of skins. 



That Mr. Everett, in his suffering condition, should still 

 interest himself in the scientific exploration of Borneo is 

 only what we might expect from the indomitable pluck 

 which has carried him through personal hardships and diffi- 

 culties for so many years, and his efforts will be much 

 appreciated by his numerous friends in this country. 



The collection is, as Mr. Everett says, a " meagre " one, 

 but it contains two birds of great interest, one being of a 

 genus, Eupetes, new to Borneo, and the other of a new 

 species of Siphia. The remaining species are the same as 

 from Kina Balu. 



Earn. MuscicapiDjE. 

 Genus Siphia. 

 1. Siphia everetti, sp. n. 

 $ . Similis S. cyanece, sed minor et cauda nigra minime albo 

 notata distinguenda. Long. tot. G*0, culm. 0G5, alse 

 3*25, caudse 2*2, tarsi 075 poll. Angl. 

 5 . Similis S. cyanea $ , sed capite rufescente, loris et facie 

 laterali, gula et prsepectore rufescentibus distinguenda. 

 Long. tot. 6"0, culm. 0'7, alas 3*15, caudae 2*25, 

 tarsi 0*75. 

 This species is a small representative of Siphia cyanea, of 

 Hume, from Tenasserim, which appears to be a true Siphia, 

 belonging to the same group as S. pallidipes. The Bornean 

 form, however, is a much smaller bird, and is easily distin- 

 guished by the absence of white on the tail. The female 



