202 Mr. R. B. Sliarpe on the 



of the under surface from the fore neck downwards is thickly 

 mottled Avith pale orange-rufous and blacky the feathers being 

 of the former colour in the centre and edged with black, 



[Bill black ; legs whitish blue ; iris hazel. Found on 

 Kina Balu from 3000 to 7000 feet^ but more plentiful at 

 higher elevations. I procured a nest and eggs on the 11th of 

 March at about 3000 feet on the mountain. The nest Mas 

 entirely composed of nioss^ with a few small sticks outside, 

 and a few dead leaves ; inside it was lined with roots and red 

 fibres.] 



The eggs are pale olive greenish, clouded with reddish spots 

 all over, collected somewhat at the larger end, where they 

 form a distinct zone. Length 0"95 in., diam. 0*65. 



68. CuLIClCAPA CEYLONENSIS. 



Culicicapa ceylonensis (Sw.), Salvad. Ucc. Born. p. 134 

 (1874); Sharpe, Cat. B. iv. p. 370 (1879). 



a. ? ad. Kina Balu, Feb. 24, 1887. 



b. 6 ad. Kina Balu, March 13, 1887. 



c. d. 6 ? ad. Kina Balu, May 20, 1888. 



[On Kina Balu this species is found up to 3000 feet, but 

 does not ascend the mountain to a higher elevation. Close 

 to one of my camps a pair had a nest in a long dangling 

 piece of moss. It was a simple pocket in the moss itself. 



The eggs are very pretty, somewhat like those of our 

 English Lesser Whitethroat, being glossy white, plentifully 

 spotted with brown and blotched with underlying grey 

 mottling, principally towards the larger end. Length 0"6 in., 

 diam. 0'5. The nest also contained an egg oi Hierococcyx 

 fugax, which will be described later on.] 



69. Cryptolopha trivirgata. 



Cryptolopha trivirgata (Strickl.), Sharpe, Cat. B. iv. p. 396. 

 a, h, c. 6; d, e. ? ad. Kina Balu, Feb. 1888. 



A very curious feature is noticed in the series of this bird, 

 the majority of specimens being dark greyish green, with a 

 greenish-grey stripe along the head, and the sides of the face 

 o£ a pale greenish grey; the under surface of the body is 

 white, with a wash of yellow, the sides greener. This is the 



