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from Puiau Teriitau in March, Pulau Karimoii and Pulau 

 Bintang in the Rhio Archipelago, south of Singapore, in 

 August and June, while there is an old mounted specimen 

 labelled " Pahang '^ in the Selangor Museum. 



-V 141. Pitta cucullata. 



Pitta cucullata Hartl. ; Sclater, torn. cit. p. 442. 



A single specimen from Traug. 



Like P. cyanoptera this species is common on the small 

 islands during the winter, but is also found inland in 

 considerable numbers, especially at the base of the lime- 

 stone hills. 



'-^ 142. EUCICHLA BOSCHI. 



Eucichla boschi (Miill. & Schleg.) ; Sclatei", tom. cit. 

 p. 447. 



Exceedingly common wherever met with, but very local in 

 its habits. We have specimens from several localities iu 

 Trang and from Larut, in Central and Lenggong and Te- 

 raengoii in Upper Perak, mostly from the vicinity of limestone 

 hills. Ridley records it from the caves of Khota Glaoggi on 

 the Pahang River. 



-'r- 143. Eucichla gurneyi. 



Eucichla gurneyi (Hume) ; Sclater, tom. cit. p. 418. 



This most beautiful species was the commonest of the 

 genus iu Trang, and we secured over thirty specimens 

 from several localities in the State. It has not as yet been 

 met with in any part of the Peninsula under British 

 influence. 



The only other member of the family found in the Pen- 

 insula is Pitta coccinea Eyton, which we have only come 

 across in one locality, viz. Rantau Panjang, in the low-country 

 jungle of Central Selangor, where it was not uncommon, as 

 we both obtained a pair and saw several others on subsequent 

 occasions. The species is probably normally an inhabitant 

 of rather swampy jungle, in which our collecting-parties 

 have not as yet done much work. 



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