68 Messrs. Robinson and Kloss on Birds from the 



species, and though specimens from Klang, Malacca, and 

 Singapore are catalogued by Sharpe as belonging to this 

 species and not to E. javanensis, examination of them and 

 also of the specimens from Kossoom shews that they are, 

 on the whole, nearer to the latter species, 



"^ 227. ^THIOPSAR FUSCUS. 



jEthiopsar fuscus (Wagl.) ; Sharpe, tom. cit. p. 86. 



Common on the plains of Trang. 



This Mynah extends as far south as Taiping in Perak, 

 where it is fairly common, and we have obtained a single 

 specimen from Jeram on the Selangor coast, whence Davison 

 also obtained it ; but south of this it is unknown, the skin in 

 the British Museum from Malacca {Cantor) being of un- 

 certain origin. 



It is known to Malays as the burong gemhala kerbau, '' the 

 herdsman of the buffaloes," from the fact that wherever it 

 is found in the Malay Peninsula it is, like the Cattle-Egret, 

 almost invariably in attendance on domestic cattle. 



^-h" 228. Calornis chalybea. 



Calornis chahjbea (Horsf.) ; Sharpe, tom. cit. p, 143. 

 The Glossy Starling is widely distributed throughout the 

 country, though in some localities it is comparatively scarce 

 or even absent. In many places it takes possession of the 

 houses, as does the English Starling, and nests in the eaves 

 or under the roof. In other localities it makes its large 

 untidy nests in the crowns of the areca palms. It is abundant 

 on all the islands^ especially Pulau Aor of the Tioman group, 

 birds from that locality being distinguished by their excep- 

 tionally large bills. 



^ 229. Ampeliceps coronatus. 



Ampeliceps coronatus Blyth; Sharpe, tom. cit. p. 116. 



This handsome Golden-headed Mynah was found in large 

 numbers in the interior of Trang, this being the southern- 

 most recorded locality. It has also been obtained on the 

 island of Salanga or Tongkah, rather to the north {vide 

 Mliller, J. f. O. 1882, p. 388). 



