424 Mr. R. B. Sharpe on the 



brown, and slightly speckled with small black spots, or of 

 the same underlying colour, only slightly marked with 

 greyish blotches and small black spots. Axis 0*55 inch, 

 diam. 0"45.] 



153. Arachnothera juli^. 



Arachnothera julicB, Sharpe, Ibis, 1887, p. 452, pi. xiv. 



a. c? ad. Kina Balu, Feb. 19, 1887. 



b. ? ad. Kina Balu, March 8, 1887. 



c. d. S ^ ad. Kina Balu, April 2, 1888. 

 e. (J juv. Kina Balu, April 26, 1888. 



The sexes are alike in colour and measure as follows : — 



Adult male 0-9 



Adult female 68 



[This Spider-Hunter, one of the finest of my discoveries, 

 was scarce on Kina Balu. During my first expedition I only 

 obtained one specimen, and altogether, by carefully watching 

 some high trees in a large forest for a month, only collected 

 six specimens. These birds seldom left the orchids and 

 other plants which flower on the tops of the highest trees. 

 In the month of March a young bird was obtained which was 

 like the adults, but less distinctly marked on the breast and 

 back, the white stripe in the centre of the feathers in the 

 young bird having a decided yellowish tinge, while the 

 yellow of the rump and vent is not so bright as in the old 

 birds. The food of this species is not entirely insects, as 

 one specimen had several small berries in the throat. Bill, 

 feet, and iris black.] 



154. Anthothreptes malaccensis. 



Anthreptes malaccensis (Scop.) ; Salvad. t. c. p. 178 ; 

 Shelley, Monogr. Nect. p. 315, pi. 102; Sharpe, Ibis, 1876, 

 p. 42, 1877, p. 18 ; id. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 342 ; id. P. Z. S. 

 1881, p. 796. 



a. (J ad. Labuan, June 30, 1885. 



b. S juv. Labuan, July 15, 1885. 



[One of the commonest Sun-birds, especially in the neigh- 



