1863.] COLLECTED BY THE LATE JAMES MOTTLEY, ESQ. 209 



that the natives give it a different name, which, however, he does 

 not recollect. There appears to be a diiference in the nostrils. 



20. OxYLOPHUs COROMANDUS (Linn.), Bp. Consp. p. 102. 



This species, from the Dyak River, was previously unknown to my 

 hunter. 



21. Cacomantis sepulchralis (Miill.), Bp. Consp. p. 104. 



Rare : they haunt open padangs, where they perch on very low 

 bushes. 



22. HiEROcoccYX VARius (Valil), Moore, P. Z. S. 1859, p. 459. 

 H.fugax, Bp. Consp. p. 104. {Ranganc/.) 



A common bird, though rarely seen, from its habit of lying as it 

 were on the upper side of a large branch to utter its monotonous 

 cry. I have repeatedly tried in vain to discover it, when certainly a 

 dozen must have been crying at once all around me. Its note is a 

 loud but soft flute-like whistle, repeated three times, and then once 

 again, two notes lower, and is continued for several hours together 

 in the evening. 



23. SuRNicuLus LUGUBRis (Horsf.), Bp. Consp. p. 105. (Jan- 

 darassi hitam.) 



Shot near Martapora : they appear to have the habits of our Fly- 

 catchers. 



24. Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus (Horsf.), Bp. Consp 

 p. 106. (Behei.) 



This bird is apparently rare. The present specimen was full of 

 flies. 



25. Chrysococcyx chalcites (Temm.), Temm. PI. Col. 102; 

 Bp. Consp. p. 106. 



Small bird, not known to my hunter. 



[A young bird, probably referable to this species. — P. L. S.] 



26. Centroptjs philippensis (Cuv.), Bp. Consp. p. 107. 



Here exceedingly common. Its monotonous note " boo -boo," re- 

 peated sometimes for hours together, may be almost constantly heard 

 in wet bushy places ; hence the native name Booboot. It is said to 

 feed very much on the eggs of other birds. Its nest is large and 

 bottle-shaped, built of moss-leaves and rubbish, and though often 

 placed in conspicuous places, may be easily passed from its resem- 

 blance to a chance mass of leaves. 



27. Centropus affinis (Horsf.). Ct/cnhts affinis {<}) et C. 

 lepidus ( 2 ), Horsf. Trans. Linn. Soc. xiii. p. 180. 



This species, the note of which is almost exactly like that of the 

 last, is found very commonly in the "padangs" or extensive grassy 

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