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[I first met with this beautiful little bird at an altitude of 

 4000 feet, where it frequented the parasitic plants and flowers 

 on high trees. In some trees were large clusters of parasites, 

 which were covered with small fruits ; these trees were regu- 

 larly visited by this DiccBuni. Iris, feet, and bill black.] 



162. JyiCMVSi NIGRIMENTUM. 



Diaemn nlgrimentum, Salvad. t. c. p. 165 ; Sharpe, P. Z. S. 

 1879, p. 343; id. Cat. B. x. p. 17. 



a. ? ad. Kina Balu, March 1887. 



b. ^ ad. Kina Balu, April 1887. 



c. ^ ad. Labuan, June 15, 1886. 



d. ^ ad. Labuan, Aug. 20, 1885. 



[Common, especially in the neighbourhood of gardens and 

 other open spaces. I have a beautiful nest of this bird, 

 which is a small rounded pocket suspended from the under- 

 side of a small twig, well sheltered from above by the broad 

 leaves of the tree. The nest is composed of white (seed) 

 down, and woven on the outside with small red leaves and 

 fine grass-stems. The eggs were three in number and pure 

 white,] 



163. Dictum cHRYsoRRHiEUM. 



Dicaum chrysorrhaeum (T.) ; Salvad. t. c. p. 168 ; Sharpe, 

 Ibis, 1877, p. 17; id. Cat. B. x. p. 44. 



a. ^ ad. Lawas River, March 28, 1886. 



b. S ad. Kina Balu, March 15, 1887. 



[Apparently scarce, only two specimens being met with 

 during my expeditions. Iris red ; feet and bill black.] 



164. J)lCmVM TRIGONOSTIGMA. 



Dicceum trigonostigma (Scop.) ; Salvad. t. c. p. 166; 

 Sharpe, Ibis, 1876, p. 42; id. Ibis, 1877, p. 17; id. Cat. B. 

 X. p. 38; P. Z. S. 1879, p. 343; id. Ibis, 1879, p. 261; id. 

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

 a. ^ ad. Kina Balu, April 15, 1888. 

 b,c. $; d, ? ad. Kina Balu, April 1887. 



[Met with on Kina Balu at about 1000 feec. Iris dark 

 brown ; bill black ; feet greyish black.] 



