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8J. lUCl'MyVS JXyOMTXATl'/^-THM SPEOKLF-l) riOrLET, 



Picumiius inuomhiatiis (Burton) : Hargitt, Cat., ]). 550; Sharpe (2), 

 p. 443. 



Vivia iuuomiuata (Burtou) ; Butler, p. 24. 



Three specimeus obtaiued at a height of 4,500 ft. ou the hills above 

 the Semaugko Pass are the ouly ones obtained in the Malay Peninsula, 

 with the exception of the two recorded by Sharpe and Butler from 

 the Larut Hills. At elevations of from 3,000-5,000 ft. the species is 

 probably not very uncommon, but, owing to the fact that it frequents 

 the tops of high trees, is very difficult either to see or obtain. 



8.5. SASIA ABXOHMIS ErERETTI-TRE MALAYAN RUFOUS PICULET. 



Sasia everetti. Hargitt, t.c, p. 559, pt. xv. ; Hartert, p. 547.* 



Sasia abnormis (Temm.) ; Sliarpe (3), p. 279. 



A submontane bird, widely but sparingly distributed throughout 

 the Peninsula up to about 3,000 ft. Found among low trees and 

 brushwood frequently, perching transversely on the boughs, not longi- 

 tudinally like other Woodpeckers. 



I have followed Hartert in adopting the name of the Bornean 

 form for the species, which differs from the continental race in having a 

 somewhat larger and more robust bill. 



An immature female from the low country near Tanjoug Malim, 

 obtained in April, 1908, precisely }-esembles the figure of the type, an 

 unsexed specimen from Lumbidan, Borneo, obtained by Sir Hugh Low. 



EUEYL^MID^. 



8(5. CALl'PTO.VEXA VIRIDIS-THE f^REEX GAPER. 



Calyptomena viridis (Raffles) ; Sclat., Cat. Birds Brit. Mns., xiv., 

 p. 456 (1888) ; Hartert, p. 548. 



Gintinp Bidei, 2,300 ft. IVFay, 1908. 



Common everywhere in tlie low country, especially in old secondary 

 jungle. It does not appear to range far into the mountains, and the 

 a1)ove elevation seems to be the greatest definitely recorded, thougli 

 Waterstradt's birds from Gunong Tahan (Hartert, he. cit. } are labelled 

 2,000-5.000 ft. 



H7. PSAIilSOMVS UALIIOUSLE-THK LONG-TAILED EROADHILI,. 



Psarisomus dalhousise (Jameson) ; Sclater, Cat., p. 458 (1888) ; 

 Butler, p. 23 : Grant (2), p. 38. 



Common on the Semangko Pass at about 3,000 ft., though on 

 Txunong Tahan it was met with as low as 500 ft. The only other 

 recorded localities in the Peninsula aro the Larut Hills, 3,500 ft., and 

 Telom, South Perak, 3,500 ft. 



* Water.'^ti-afU is stated to have obtained the sperios on Gimonj^ Talian at from 

 ."j.OOO- 7,000 ft., bat I think that .some mistake ha.s probably taken place in the labell- 

 ing. It was probably secured much lower down the range. 



