430 Mr, R. B. Sharpe on the 



165. Prionochilus xanthopygius. 



Prionochilus xanthopygius, Salvad. t. c. p. 162; Sharpe^ 

 Ibis, 1877, p. 17, 1879, p. 261 ; Cat. B. x. p. 66. 

 a, h. 2 ad. Lawas River, March 26, 1886. 



166. Prionochilus thoracicus. 



Prionochilus thoracicus (T.) ; Salvad. t. c. p. 163 ; Sliarpe, 

 Ibis, 1877, p. 17, 1879, p. 261; id. P. Z. S. 1881, p. 795 ; 

 Cat. B. X. p. 67. 

 a, b. ^ ad. Sandakan, April 24, 1885. 



[Only met with on one occasion, near Sandakan. Iris, 

 feet, and bill black.] 



Fam. Hirundinid^. 



167. HiRUNDO JAVANICA. 



Hirundo javanica, Sparrm.; Salvad. t. c. p. 126; Sharpe, 

 Ibis, 1876, p. 43; id. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 345; Cat. B. x. 

 p. 142. 

 a. S acl. ; b. ^ juv. Pulo Gaya, May 5, 1885. 



[Common throughout Northern Borneo, often nesting under 

 the verandahs of houses, but I once saw a nest in an old tree- 

 stump, which was standing up in the middle of a river. 



The nest is made of mud and grass, and contains two eggs 

 in May and other months. The eggs are white, spotted and 

 marked like those of H. rustica. Axis 0"7, diam. 0*5. 



Native name for all Swallows and Swifts " Liang- liang.*'' 



Iris, feet, and bill black.] 



Fam. MoTACiLLiD^. 



1C8. MOTACILLA MELANOPE. 



Motacilla metanope, Pall.; Sharpe, Cat. B, x, p. 497; 

 id. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 343. 



Calobates bistrigata (Raffl.) ; Salvad. t. c. p. 259. 



a. (J ad. Kina Balu, Jan. 10, 1888. 



b. ? ad. Kina Balu, Feb. 28, 1887. 



c. S ad. Kina Balu, April 2, 1887. 



[This species prefers the beds of rocky torrents, where it 

 is generally met with singly. On Kina Balu it frequented 



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