1916.] H. C. Robinson & C. B. Kloss : Kedah Peak. 235 



This bird was found singly feeding on the flowers of a 

 small species of Eugenia growing in open tracts on the moun- 

 tain. Though very common in Borneo it is one of the rarest 

 of Peninsular birds and of late years has been met with on 

 onl}' two occasions, once on Gunong Tahan at 3,000, ft. and 

 again at Temengoh, in Upper Perak, at low elevations. 



IV. REPTILES and BATRACHIANS. 



As with the other vertebrata these appeared to be very 

 scarce on Kedah Peak and none were obtained of any special 

 interest excepting perhaps Mabnia novemcarinata \\ hich has not 

 often been met with in the southern half of the Peninsula. 



The references are to Boulenger's recent volume on the 

 Reptilia and Batrachia of the Malay Peninsula. 



I. Gymnodactylus pulchellus (Gray). 



BIgr. p. 36. 



A young example of this beautiful gecko was obtained at 

 3,000 ft. Snout to vent 55 mm. x\bove brownish-yellow with 

 four broad black bands on the trunk and another on the head 

 running from the eyes round the nape, all narrowly edged 

 with bright lemon-yellow. Rostrum and limbs brown ; a nar- 

 row lemon-yellow band between, and in front of, the eyes; 

 supra-orbital regions greenish. Tail white with nine broad 

 black bauds. Under surface deep fleshy-pink. 



2. Draco melanopogon, Blgr. 

 Blgr. p. 62. 



,3 Males, I Female. 



Evidently not uncommon on the Peak but the only flying- 

 lizard met with. 



3. Aphianotis fusca (Peters). 

 Blgr. p. 64. 

 A single specimen was obtained at 2,000 ft. 



4. Mabuia novemcarinata (And). 



Blgr. p. 82. 



Two small examples of this lizard, rare in the Peninsula, 

 were obtained at 3,000 ft. 



Besides the foregoing scink a small lizard, probably 

 Lygosonia sp. was frequently observed on the extreme summit 

 where it lived among the grass and stones; it was, however, 

 too rapid in movement to allow of capture. 



5. Tropidonotus trianguligerus, Boie. 



Blgr. p. 125. 



One example from 3,000 ft. taken by the banks of a 

 stream. 



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