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Calyptomena viridis. Raff. Native name, Siebo. 



Chloropsis Malabarictis, Jard. and Selby. Native name, Burong 

 daou. 



The female differs from the male in having the markings less 

 distinct. 



Chloropsis Sonneratii, Jard. and Selby. Native name, Mirbadaon. 

 The female and young are destitute of the black throat, a straw- 

 coloured mark being sometimes substituted for it. 



Irena puella, Horsf. Native name, Krouing. 



Muscipeta paradisea, Le Vaill. Native name, Mira jabone. 



MusciPETA ATROCAUDATA. Mus. toto coTporc purptireo-utfo, sed 



pectore imo abdomineque albis. 

 Long. tot. 9 unc. : rostri, 1 unc. ; tarsi, tt unc. 

 Native name, Murra jabone. 



Genus Microtarsus, n. g. 



Rostrum fere cajDiti sequale, altius quam latum, ad apicem incisum, 

 ultraque nares compressum, ad basim setis armatum; nares mem- 

 l)rauaceffi, pan'ae, rotundatse. 



Tarsi brevissimi, superiore parte plumati ; digiti debiles, externi vix 

 longiores quam interni ; posteriores medios sequantes ; ungues com- 

 pressi, posteriores longissimi ; scuta tarsi indivisa. 



A/cc mediocres rotundatie, prima pennarum spuria, secundil breviore 

 tertia, tertia duabusque proximis inter se fequalibus. 



Cauda rotundata tectricibus superioribus moUibus et longis. 



Obs. The above genus is closely allied to Micropus of Swainson. 



Microtarsus mf.lanoleucos. Micr. ater, tectricibus primariis 



apicibus albis ; rostro pedibiisque atris. 

 Long. tot. 6^ unc. ; rostri, ^ unc. ; tarsi, 6^ unc. 

 Native name, Mirba tando. 



Genus Malacopteron, n. g. 



Rostrum fere capiti sequale, altius quam latum, ad apicem incisum, 

 ultraque nares compressum, ad basim setis armatum ; mandibula 

 inferiore ad basim tumida. 



Tarsi mediocres ; digiti externi vix longiores quam interni, poste- 

 riores medios requantes ; ungues compressi posteriores longissimi ; 

 scuta tarsi vix divisa. 



Alahreves, rotundatse ; pennis secondariis primarias fere sequantibus; 

 prima pennarum spuria, secunda breviore tertia, quae longissima 

 est. 



Cauda paucarum pennarum composita, rotundata ; tectricibus supe- 

 rioribus moUibus et longis. 

 (Jhs. This genus is allied to Microtarsus in some particulars and 



to Brachipus in others : it agrees with both in the soft and downy 



nature of the tail coverts. 



