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met with frequenting the lower growth and branches of the 

 high trees. Bill and eye black, feet brown. 



Native name " Pleata sungei," i. e. " River Lamp," no 

 doubt from the yellow breast of the bird.] 



Fam. PycNONOTiDiE. 



89. ^GITHINA VIRIDISSIMA. 



^githina viridissima (Bp.) ; Sharpe, Cat B. vi. p. 6. 



lora viridissima, Salvad. Ucc. Born. p. 192 ; Sharpe, Ibis, 

 1879, p. 256 ; Blasius, Verb, zool.-bot. Gesellsch. Wien, 

 xxxiii. p. 56. 



a. S ad. Labuan, Dec. 4, 1887. 



b. c? ad. Benkoka, Nov. 4, 1885. 



[This was recorded for the first time from Labuan by 

 Governor Ussher. It is everywhere a scarce bird.] 



90. ^GITHINA VIRIDIS. 



jEgithina viridis (Bp.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. vi. p. 11 ; id. 

 P. Z. S. 1881, p. 796. 



lora scapularis, Salvad. Ucc. Born. p. 190 ; Sliarpe, Ibis, 

 1877, p. 15; Briiggem. Abhandl. Bremen, v. p. 458 (1877) ; 

 Blasius, J. f. 0. 1882, p. 250. 



a. $ ad. Labuan, July 6, 1885. 



b. (S ad. Labuan, Aug. 20, 1885. 



[Very plentiful in Labuan, where it breeds. The egg 

 procured by me differs slightly from that described by Mr. 

 Sharpe. The ground-colour is creamy white, and the spots 

 are nearly absent on the body of the egg, but collect in a 

 zone round the larger end.] 



91. Chloropsis zosterops. 



Chloropsis zosterops, Vig. ; Sharpe, Cat. B. vi. p. 204 ; id. 

 P.Z. S. 1881, p. 796. 



Phyllornis sonneratii, Salvad. Ucc. Born. p. 193 ; Sharpe, 

 Ibis, 1877, p. 15, 1879, p. 256; Briiggem. Abhandl. Bremen, 

 V. p. 458 (1877) ; Blasius, J. f. O, 1882, p. 251 ; id. Verb, 

 z.-b. Ges. Wien, xxxiii. p. 58 (1883). 



a. d ad. Benkoka, Oct. 22, 1885. 



b. 6 ad. Lawas River, March 28, 1886. 

 [A common bird in Northern Borneo.] 



