Broad-bills 



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plumage above is mainly black and yellow, while the lower parts are chiefly 

 vinaceous red. In Horsfield's Broad-bill (E. javanicus) the breast in the male 

 is crossed by a narrow black band, which is absent in the female; the length of 



FIG. 177. Frilled Broad-bill, Serilophus lunalus. 



the bird is nine inches. This species is said to feed on insects and small reptiles, 

 but otherwise exhibits the typical habits of the group. A nest found by Mr. 

 Davison was a "massive structure composed of moss, fibers, roots, dry leaves, 

 bits of wood and small twigs, suspended to the extreme tip of a very tall bam- 

 boo overhanging water." The other species, the Black-and- Yellow Broad-bill 



