BIRBS OF BORNEO. 433 



species of Gerris, with a dull red thorax margined with 

 black, and a dark line down the centre, with opaque black 

 wings, was running, in its peculiar jerking manner, on 

 the surface of the stagnant water. I was pleased to find 

 these aquatic insects, as both water beetles and water 

 lizards appear to be very scarce in Borneo, if we except 

 the Hydrosauri, which are not entirely aquatic. I never 

 came across, during the whole course of my wanderings, 

 with a single species of Salamandra or Triton, or among 

 insects with a Hydrous or Dyticus. 



The woods of Leegeetan afford the large Hornbill 

 (Buceros Rhinoceros) ; a Kingfisher of considerable size 

 and splendid colouring (a species of Dacelo,} frequents 

 the river brinks. A beautiful Cypselus, with a rich green 

 metallic lustre along the back, soars high above the forest 

 trees ; while on the coast the Hirundo esculenta hovers 

 incessantly to and fro, uttering its sharp and peculiar cry. 

 A grey Heron perches on the lower boughs of the trees, 

 and delights to fish in the ponds, feeding on crabs and 

 frogs. A small sized Wood-pecker, and a large red-headed 

 species with black wings and back, arid a white belly, 

 climbs up and down the forest stems in sequestered 

 places. A black coloured bird, with two long feathers in 

 the tail, skips rarely in the trees from spray to spray. A 

 Cuculus, with a greenish-black back ; and a small bird, 

 with the feathers of the back and rump pilose and much 

 prolonged, probably a species of Chaunonotus, are also 

 found in the woods. In other parts of Borneo, I have 

 met with a Tody with a red and yellow head, and 

 another species with a black and yellow back, and salmon- 

 coloured breast ; a Thrush with a yellow back and black 

 VOL. ir. 2 F 



