Ornithology of Northern Borneo. 417 



a, b. S ad. Benkoka, Oct. 19, 1885. 

 c. ^ ad. Benkoka, Sept. 5, 1885. 



[Frequents the lower growth of tangled masses of jungle, 

 especially in the neighbourhood of wet places. The note is 

 *' Buckier, buckler, buckler/' which is uttered sharply. Iris 

 whitish yellow; bill aad feet dark brown.] 



138. MiXORNIS MONTANA. 



Mixornis montana, Sharpe, Ibis, 1887, p. 449. 

 a, b. S ^ ad. Kina Balu, Jan. 19, 1888. 



c. ? ad. Kina Balu, Feb. 13, 1888. 



d. 2 ad. Kina Balu, April 5, 1887. 



I have described an adult female, but there is no difference 

 between the sexes. 



[Fairly common at an altitude of 1000 feet on Kina 

 Balu, frequenting the old clearings, where it creeps about 

 amongst the coarse grasses and dense masses of undergrowth 

 within a few feet of the ground. In the early mornings this 

 little bird may be heard uttering a loud bell-like note, which 

 it ends up with " Chou chou buckler buckler,'' uttered 

 as sharply as with its relation M. borneensis. 



The nest is a small loosely constructed ball of broad grass- 

 stems entered by a hole in the side ; it is generally placed 

 within a foot of the ground amongst dead ferns or coarse 

 grasses. The eggs are three in number, white spotted all 

 over with pale pink spots, and may be found from the middle 

 of January to March. Axis 0*75 inch, diam. 0*55. Iris light 

 yellow.] 



139. Androphilus accentor. 



Androphilus accentor, Sharpe, Ibis, 1888, p. 390, pi. ix, 



Kina Balu, Jan. 31, 1888. 



Kina Balu, Feb. 3, 1888. 



Kina Balu, Feb. 25, 1888. 



Kina Balu, Feb. 26, 1888. 

 [This species invariably sought us out, and would appear 

 almost under one's toes, following for several yards, along 

 the forest paths. My men often tried to knock them down 



