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The sexes differ, the nape of the neck of the female having 

 a patch of yellow feathers between the black and blue patches. 

 This colour is absent in the collar of the male, which has 

 only a blue patch. 



This gaily-plumaged bird is fairly common at an altitude of 

 from 3000 to 4000 feet on Kina Balu, where it frequents the 

 tojis of high trees in the tropical patches of forest, feeding 

 ajDparently on fruits. It has a peculiar shrill note, and is 

 generally found in pairs. It nests apparently about the 

 middle of March, as a female shot on that date had been 

 sitting. The white spot on the underside of the wing is very 

 apparent when it makes short flights from tree to tree. 



The colouring of the soft parts is rather complicated. Iris 

 grey, with a narrow ring of lake -red round the pupil ; upper 

 mandible emerald-green, darker at the base, fading into pale 

 blue as it nears the tip, which is almost white; lower mandible 

 orange, fading into yellow and then blue, with the base 

 emerald-green ; feet horny green.] 



184. EURYL^MUS JAVANICUS. 



Eury I (emus jav aniens, Horsf. ; Salvad. t. c. p. 107 ; Sharpe, 

 Ibis, 187G, p. 48, 1877, p. 22, 1879, p. 2G3 ; Scl. Cat. B. 

 xiv. p. 463. 



a. S juv. Benkoka, Sept. 22, 1885. 

 h. S ad. Kina Balu, Feb. 1888. 



[Fairly common everywhere, reaching an altitude of 

 1000 feet on Kina Balu. 



Iris greyish blue; bill turquoise-blue green, cobalt at base; 

 feet dirty pink.] 



185. EURYL/EMUS OCHROMELAS. 



Eurylce77ius ochromelas, Raffl.; Salvad. t. c. p. 108 ; Sharpe, 

 Ibis, 187G, p. 48, 1877, p. 21, 1879, p. 2G3 ; id. P. Z. S. 

 1881, p. 798; Scl. Cat. B. xiv. p. 465. 

 a, b. cJ ? ad. Benkoka, Sept. 25, 1885. 



c. (5^ ad. Kina Balu, March 1 7, 1887. 



d. d ad. Kina Balu, Jan. 14, 1888. 



[Distribution the same as in the last species. Met with 

 on Kina Balu at about 1000 feet. Native name '^ Tapau/^ 

 Iris bright yellow, bill turquoise-blue.] 



