1S91.] Elliot on Bird> J roin Norllica^l Boiiuo. 1 T. 



A single specimen of Syrnium I refer to 5. viyrtba described bj Bona- 

 parte (/. c), as it seems considei'ablj larger than 5. leptoi^ramviicum, and 

 differs in having the breast dark chestnut brown barred with black, and 

 the entire under parts white barred narrowly with black, agreeing in these 

 respects with Bonai^arte's description. Total length about 17 in. ; wing, 

 124; tail, 7.i. 



[Sapagaya River. Iris brown. Only one specimeti was seen, wiiicli 

 was taken near a path cut through a dense jungle. — C. F. A.] 



Family Falconid.e. 



74. Spilornis pallidus. 



Spiloriiii. pallidus Wall, Ibis, 1S72, p. 363. — • Sharte, Cat. 1!. I, p. 290 

 (1S74). 

 Very closely resembling >S. hacha Daud., but apparently a smaller 



bird. 

 [Iris, lores, and legs yellow. Found sitting on stumjis in cjld clearings, 

 usually with the crest erect. — C. F. A.] 



75. Butastur indicus. 



Fako indicus Gmel. Syst. Nat. Suppl. p. 32 (17S7). 



Falco poliogcjiys Temm. Plan. Col. pi. 325. 



Biitastui' indicus SiiAKPE, Cat. B. I, 297 (1S74) ; id. Ibis, 1889, ]>. 72. 



[Sandakan. Iris light brown. Legs yellow. Common in open places. 

 — C. F. A.] 



ORDER COLUMB..^. 



Family Treronid^. 

 76. Treron nasica. 



CoUnnba curvirostra Gmel. Syst. Nat. I, p. 777 (178S). 

 Treron nasica Schleg. Tidgsch. Dierk. I, p. 67 (1S63). — Salv. Ucc. Born, 

 p. 2S3 (1874). 

 [Sandakan. Iris dark green. Skin around eyes and bill, green. Lores 

 and feet carmine. Found in small flocks, feeding on berries, etc. — 

 C. F. A.J 



77. Treron olax. 



Columba o/a*' Tkmm. Plan. Col. 1)1241. 

 Treron olax Salv. Ucc Born. p. 289 (1874). 



