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THE MALAY PROVINCE 



These birds, which feed on berries and other fruits, seeds, and insects, generally 

 collect in small parties among thickets and underwood. Another member of the 

 group is the red-capped babbler (Timelia pileata), which is the only member of 

 its genus, and inhabits Borneo, Siam, Cochin China, and Java, although absent 

 from the Malay Peninsula. In colour it is olive-brown on the upper-parts, and 

 whitish below, with a rufous crown and a white forehead. Its home is among 

 the grassy plains, where it leads an almost hidden life among the grass on the 

 ground, often betraying its presence by its agreeable song. 



RED-BEAKED HILL-TIT. 



Tailor-Bird. 



A very characteristic species is the tailor-bird {Orthotonus 

 sutorius), which ranges from India and Ceylon through Burma and 

 the Malay Peninsula as far south as Mergui to Siam and China. Tailor-birds have 

 long straight slender beaks, with the aid of which they construct their nests, 

 formed of green leaves sewn together with plant-fibres. They are generally 

 confined to well-wooded tracts and bushy districts ; and, for their size, are 

 possessed of singularly loud voices. 



