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purple spots and blotches generally at the thicker eud ; this is the 

 rarest type. The second has a greyish-blue ground almost entirely 

 obscured with brown spots and blotches, with a few distinctly indi- 

 cated spots of darker brown here and there ; while the general aspect 

 of the third type of coloration is brown, everywhere clouded with 

 rnottlings of d'arker brown and greenish brown. Between these dif- 

 ferent forms, however, there is every intervening link. 



80. Cinnyris hasselti (Temm.). 



Cinnyris hasselti, Shelley, Monogr. Ciunyr. part iv. 



Nectarophila hasselti, Salvad. t.c. p. 177. 



Governor Ussher states that this species is very common at " Coal 

 Point." Mr. Low sends an egg along with the old male and female 

 bird. The egg is a peculiarly coloured one, being creamy white, 

 with longitudinal streaks of light reddish brown or purplish grey 

 extending nearly the whole length of the egg, and sometimes con- 

 fluent so as to hide the ground-colour ; axis 0'7 in., diam. 0"55 in. 



81. Calcostetha insignis (Jard.). 

 Calcostethainsignis, Shelley, Monogr. Cinnyridae, partiv.; Salvad. 



t. c. p. 1/7. 



A pair sent by Mr. Treacher with the native name " Suit ton- 

 jong." The species also occurred in the collections of Mr. Low and 

 Governor Ussher. 



82. .ZEthopyga siparaja (Raffl.). 



JEthopyya siparaja, Shelley, Monogr. Cinnyr. part ix. 



A. eupoyon, Salvad. t. c. p. 174. 



Two sets, consisting of two and of six eggs respectively, are sent 

 by Mr. Low. These are most beautiful, the ground-colour being of 

 of a pinky flesh-colour, deepening into richer rufous at the obtuse 

 end, and sparingly spotted and scrawled with dark brown. The 

 two eggs sent by themselves are more uniformly blotched with reddish, 

 the spots being more sparingly distributed ; axis - 55 in., diam. 045. 

 Governor Ussher says that this Sunbird is common in Labuan. 



83. Anthreftes maeaccensis (Scop.). 



Anthreptes malaccensis, Salvad. t. c. p. 1/8; Shelley, Monogr. 

 Cimiyridse, part vi. 



Nectarinia javanica, Motl. & Dillw. t. c. p. 17. 



A series sent by Governor Ussher and Mr. Treacher. The males 

 have bright yellow breasts. Native name " Suit besar " (Treacher). 

 Mr. Low sends several nests, and says that two eggs only are laid 

 in each nest. The eggs are very variable, the general type being 

 like that of a Bunting, dull white or purplish grey, spotted and 

 scribbled all over with blackish pencillings. On some of the paler- 

 coloured eggs these lines and dots are bolder and more distinct. 



