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105. Oreoctistes leucops, Sharpe, Ibis, 1888, p. 388, 

 pi. ix. fig. 1. 

 a,b. d; c,d. ? . Kina Balu, Feb. 1888. 



This species has been fully described (/. c). Tlie genus is 

 close to Kelaartia of Ceylon, but has no auricular tufts, a 

 more rounded tail, and a very peculiar short bill. 



[Iris, bill, and feet black. It was only met with at a great 

 altitude on Kina Balu, and is apparently very local. I found 

 it between 7000 and 8000 feet, and it was mostly seen near 

 the latter elevation. It frequented the scrub in parties of 

 two and three.] 



106. Irena crinigera. 



Irena criniger, Sharpe, Cat. B. vi. p. 176; Briiggem. Ab- 

 handl. Bremen, v. p. 458 (1877) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1879, p. 257. 

 Irena puella (nee Lath.), Salvad. Ucc. Born. p. 176. 

 Irena cyanea (nee Begbie), Blasius, J, f. O. 1882, p. 2 18. 

 Irena turcosa (nee Wald.), Sharpe, Ibis, 1876, p. 44. 



a. J ad. Benkoka, Sept. 21, 1885. 



b. c? juv. Lawas River, May 1, 1886. 



c. ? ad. Kina Balu, March 20, 1887. 

 [Found on Kina Balu up to 1000 feet.] 



Fam. HenicuriD/E. 



107. Henicurus borneensis, sp. n. ^j\_ 

 6. Simili?, H. sine n si; plaga frontalialba, rotundata; rectrici- 



bus apicaliter maculatis, sicut in H. leschenaulti notatis ; 

 supracaudalibus et subcaudalibus cervino lavatis. Long, 

 tot. 9*5 poll. Angl., culm. 0-9, alse 4*0, caudse 4-95, 

 tars. 1-2. 

 ? raari similis. Long. tot. 8*8 poll. Angl,, culm. 0'9, alse 4*0, 

 caudse 4'5, tars. 1*1. 



a. S ad. Kina Balu, March 1, 1888. 



b. d ad. Kina Balu, March 29, 1888. 



c. ? ad. Kina Balu, April 13, 18S8. 

 d,e. d ? juv, Kina Balu, April 14, 1888, 



[Frequents the rocky beds of the mountain-torrents, seem- 

 ing to prefer the deep dark gorges, where little or no sunlight 

 enters. This species is rather difficult to obtain, being very 

 shy, and flying out of shot, or more often out of sight, into 



