211 

 DICRURIDtE. 



217. lJlSS£:MCRi.S PAIiADISEUS-'rnH LARGK RACKET-TAILED DUOXCO. 



Dissemurus paradiseus (Linu.) ; Shmye, Cat. Brit. Mas., iii., p. 258 

 (1878) ; Hartert, p. 579. 



Waterstradt (Hartert, loc. cit.) is said to have got this species up to 

 5,000 ft. on Griiuong Tahau. 1 have uever met with it auywlierc 

 above 2,000 ft. 



218. BHRINGA JIEJITFER-THE LESSER RACKET-TAILED DRONGO. 



Bhringa remifer (Teium.) ; Shcnye, Cat., p. 257; id. (2), p. 434; 

 Bunhote, p. 50 ; Hartert, p. 580 ; Grant (1), p. 08. 



Very abundant on all the hills from 2,500-5,000 ft., especially 

 where there is much bamboo. 



210. CIIAFTIA MALAYJiNSIS-TUE MALAYAN BRONZED DRONGO. 



Chaptia uialayensis (A. Hay) ; Sliarpe, Cat., p. 44. 

 Chaptia aeuea (Vieill.) ; Grant (1), p. Q7 ; id. (2), p. 17. 



Almost as common in the hills as Bhringa remifer in similar situ- 

 ations, but unlike that species, occasionally found in low country also. 



220. DICBUEUS AyNECTENS—mHE CROW-BILLED DRONGO. 



Dicrurus anuectens (Hodgs.) ; Sharpe, Cat., p. 231. 



9 imiu. Gintiug Bidei, 2,300 ft. 29tU October, 1907. 



A migratory species, common on the islands of the Straits of 

 Malacca and in the coastal districts in the winter months. Immature 

 birds, with a great deal white in the plumage, are always in the 

 majority. 



ORIOLID.^. 



221, OlilOLUS COXSAXGUIXEUS-TUE BLACK-AND RED MOUNTAIN 



ORIOLE. 



Oriolus consanguineus {Wardl.-Bamsay) ; Shmye (2), p. 434 j 

 Bonhote, p. 59 ; Grant (1), p. 68. 



Very abundant on all mountains above 3,500 ft., except Guuoug 

 Tahan, from which it appears to be absent. 



The large series before me confirm Mr. G-rant's remarks, loc. cit., 

 about size. The amount of red on the primary coverts varies very 

 greatly, being almost absent in some individuals. 



222. UltOLOXCllA ACUTICAUBA—nOI>Qii01s"!i MUNIA. 



Uroloncha acuticauda (Hodgs.) ; Sharije, Cat. Birds Brit. Mm., 

 xiii., p. 356 (1890) ; Butler, p. 20. 



Noted by Butler on the Larut Hills at 3,000 ft. ; flocks were 

 occasionally seen at the Semangko Pass in February, 1908. 



223. CULOBVRA «^J.-THE MALAYAN GREEN WEAVER FINCU. 



Chlorura sp., Grant, Fuse. Mai. ZooL, iii., p. 70 (1905). 



A single female of this genus was obtained at Telom, Batang 

 Padang highlands, South Perak, 3,500 ft., in January, 1902, but though 



ji£a>:, 1900, 



