334 LETTEES TO THE EDITOE. 



Resembling the last closely, but less rufous. 



Singapore. Wing, 7*9 ; tail, 4"3* 

 Similar to the last. 



Celebes. Wing, 9" ; tail, 5". 



This bird, I should think, ought to be separated* as scvtellatus, 

 but with regard to the others, slight differences in the amount 

 of rufous coloration and in the size are the only points which 

 can be mentioned as serving to distinguish them. 



Nectarinia pectoralis. 



Nicobar, identical with Javan specimens. 



Nectarinia (^Ethopyga) mysticalis. 



According to my recollection the Nicobar iEthopyga seemed 

 very like this species. Subsequently I saw Mr. Hume's 

 description of it, in which he points out how it differs. For the 

 sake of comparison I give the following measurements : — • 

 Java <J. Wing, l' /: 92 ; tail, 2" ; bill, at front, ■&': 

 Borneo. „ l"'-9 „ 1"'7 _ „ -55^ 



The female has no trace of the brick red dusting on the breast 

 which we found in the Nicobar birds. 



Collocalia fuciphaga.?t 



Camorta and Java specimens are identical. 



Lalage (Erucivora) orientalis. 



Nicobars. Wings, 3 //- l ; tail, 2"6 ; tarsi, '75 ; bill, at front, '5. 



Above. — Slatey; upper tail coverts lighter; lores whitish 

 continued in a white superciliary streak ; wings brown-edged 

 and partially tipped with Avhite ; tail inky brown ; four outer 

 feathers on each side tipped white ; outer pair for half the 

 external margin also white. 



Underneath. — Chin, throat, abdomen and under tail-coverts 

 o-listenino- white ; breast and flanks white, barred with ashy.| 



Gracula javana, Cabanis. 



Java. Wing, 7"'l ; tail, 3"*35 ; tarsi, l"-45 ; bill, at front, 1. 



This is a specimen of the true Javan bird which I had been 

 particularly anxious to see in connection with all that has been 

 written on the subject of the races of black myna. 



* How can that possibly be when it has a wing 9 inches long-. Ed., Stray Feathers- 

 f Bectius UncJii ; I have already pointed out, Stray Feathers, 1873, p. 294, that 



fuciphaga.ia a different bird altogether. Ed., Stray' Feathers. 



X This is a young bird. For full description, vide ante, p. 203. Ed., Stray 



Feathers. 



