346 MR. R. B. SHARPE ON THE BIRDS OF LABUAN. [Apr. 1 



are very noisy, and are fond of associating with the Pigeons in the 

 dove-cot, where I believe they also breed. They will nest occasion- 

 ally under the eaves of houses ; and one pair built its nest and reared 

 its young this year in the verandah in a blind or screen which is kept 

 rolled up, forming a hollow inside." 



Two sets of eggs were procured by Mr. Low with the old birds. 

 The first contained only a single egg, the latter being long in shape, 

 of a light greenish blue, sparsely spotted wu.i faint underlying spots 

 of brown and larger spots and blotches of red, principally distributed 

 at the obtuse end; axis 1*15, diam. - 7. The second set consisted 

 of three eggs not so elongated as the first, and somewhat more plenti- 

 fully spotted with red as regards two out of the three; axis 1*05, 

 diam. 0*75. The eggs were obtained in June 1873. 



98. Gracula javanensis (Osb.). 



Gracula javanensis, Motl. & Dillw. t. c. p. 25 ; Salvad. t. c. 

 p. 274. 



According to Mr. Low, this bird is called by the natives " Burong 

 tiong;" and the eggs are said to be very difficult to get. The two 

 sent by him are pure white, and are large for the size of the bird ; axis 

 1*3, diam. 1*15 ; they were obtained ill May 1874. 



Family Pittid-s. 



99. Pitta muelleri (Bp.). 

 Pitta muelleri, Salvad. t. c. p. 240. 



Sent by all three naturalists. Native name "Teong tanah," ac- 

 cording to Mr. Treacher. Five eggs are sent by Mr. Low, along 

 with the old female. Their ground-colour is creamy-white, rather 

 thickly scribbled over with reddish- brown lines and spots, and plen- 

 tifully varied with underlying spots of light purple ; axis 0*95-1 "0 in., 

 diam. 0*8 in. 



Order COLUMB.E. 



100. Chalcophaps indica (L.). 



Chalcophaps indica, Salvad. t. c. p. 299. 



One specimen sent by Governor Ussher, with a note : — " $ Dove : 

 Labuan. Five of these were brought to me alive ; but one night a 

 cat got at them, and only left this female. The males were lavender- 

 coloured, grey about the head and neck." 



To Mr. Burbidge I am indebted for the following interesting notes 

 and sketches : — 



"Herewith I send you sketches and a short account of the 'call- 

 wigwams ' used by the Kadyans (a pastoral race who live in N.W. 

 Borneo) in order to capture the small green ' Puni ' Pigeon. 



" The call is formed of two pieces of bamboo (a), a slender tube (b), 

 a short piece 3"-4" in diameter, and a connecting piece of wood (e). 



