350 MR. R. B. SHARPE ON BIRDS FROM PERAK. [June 29, 
PAPILIO HICETAON, 0. Sp. 
Male.—Upperside deep olive-brown : primaries, an oblique row of 
nine spots from apex to inner margin, the spot contiguous to inner 
margin greenish yellow, the remainder paler ; a submarginal row of 
five small pale-yellow spots between subcostal, discoidal, and first 
and second median neryules ; two small spots outside upper end of 
cell, and another larger spot beyond, near the apex; the cell contains 
six spots and streaks, at the base a long oblique streak pointing 
towards the apex, next a minute perpendicular dash, this is followed 
by two narrow subcrescent-shaped spots near subcostal nervure, and 
at end of cell two spots, the upper irregular in shape, the lower oval, 
all these spots yellow with the exception of basal streak which is 
pale green: secondaries, basal half light brown, dotted with golden- 
brown atoms, the rest deep velvety brown, the nervules paler; a 
small suboval and slightly raised patch of scales at upper end of cell ; 
inner margin and base thickly clothed with fine golden-brown hairs. 
Underside: primaries, same as above, but spots paler, and row of 
submarginal spots extends to inner margin ; a small crimson streak 
at base: secondaries, a large aud somewhat square-shaped pale- 
green spot at base, bisected by subcostal nervure and bordered 
outwardly by black and crimson ; an opalescent lunule with dusky 
pupil at upper end of cell; a discal band of dusky lunules, bordered 
below with some metallic-blue atoms, the lunule at anal angle edged 
above with crimson atoms ; apex with marginal patches of opalescent 
atoms; fringes reddish. 
The primaries are narrow, and the costa is much arched. 
Exp. 100 millim. 
Hab. Ugi, Solomon Islands. 
Near P. browni, but quite distinct. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE XXXIV. 
Fig. 1. Papilio erskine, 2, p. 348. 
2. bridget, 2, p. 349. 
3. Argyronympha ugiensis, 3, p. 347. 
4. pulchra, 2, p. 847. 
6. Notes on some Birds from Perak. By R. Bowpitur 
Suarrg, F.LS., F.Z.8., &c., Zoological Department, 
British Museum. 
[Received June 15, 1886.] 
Thanks to the exertions of Mr. Davison, who explored the western 
side of the Malayan peninsula, we have a tolerably complete list of 
the birds of this portion of the Indian Region, and a list of his 
collections has been given by Mr. Hume (‘Stray Feathers,’ 1879, 
pp- 37, 151). The series of Malayan birds in the Hume Collection, 
now in the British Museum, is an extremely valuable one, and it is 
