208 DR. p. L. SCI^ATER ON THE BIRDS OF BORNEO [May 26, 



flocks : they are caught with bird-lime, and sold by hundreds for 

 the table. Their habits are somewhat modified here by the nature of 

 their food, which is chiefly the fruit of various shrubby Myrtaceee ; 

 but they always fly very high and swiftly, screaming loudly. I have 

 neglected to get a female. She wants the long tail-feathers, and the 

 colours are more dingy ; the red patch under the eye is also very 

 small. This bird breeds in hollow trees. 



13. Pal^ornis javanicus (Osbeck). (Baian.) 



My hunter procured these birds near Banjermassing : their habits, 

 he states to me, resemble those of the last species, and they fly in 

 equally large flocks. 



14. PSITTINUS MALACCENSIS (Lath.). (Chaliiiff.) 



This little Parrot is much more rare here than the other species. 

 My hunter says he has never procured it except in the neighbour- 

 hood of Banjoenan. It can be taught to speak. 



15. LoRicuLus GALGULXJS (Linn.). (Serinffit.) 



Very common here, frequenting open grassy places with small 

 scattered trees, in the holes of which it breeds. Almost every native 

 house here has its little round cage with one or two of these little 

 birds. They are easily caught with lime-sticks placed round a caged 

 bird, which is hung at the top of a long pole. 



Fam. CucTJLiDiE. 



16. Rhinortha chloroph^a (Raffles). 



Often seen, but apparently of very wandering habits, as they are 

 rarely met with two days together in the same place. They fly in small 

 flocks, and seem generally to be employed searching for caterpillars 

 upon the leaves of trees. In all I have killed (a large number) the 

 stomachs were filled with these insects, and with the bodies of Le- 

 pidoptera. The only note I have heard from them is a quick chirp. 



17. Ph(enicophaus erythrognathus, Temm. ; Bp. Consp. 

 p. 98. 



A rather common bird about Martapora in the dry gravelly thickets, 

 concealing itself among the bushwoods, and when disturbed taking 

 very short flights. Its note is a hoarse chatter, much like that of a 



Magpie. 



18. Zanclostomus sumatranus (Rafll.), Bp. Consp. p. 99. 

 (Talatak BahoJiong .^ 



Procured by my hunter on the Rium-kiwa River. I know nothing 

 of its habits. 



19. Zanclostomus tristis (Less.), Bp. Consp. p. 99. 



Procured by my hunter in the marshes near Banjermassing : he says 

 it has a different note from the last species, and a different flight ; and 



