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53. Nyctiornis amicta (Temm.). 



This bird is rather common at Gunoiiff Tabok, on the Riam Kanan 

 River, but I suppose rare elsewhere. My hunter says it is not known 

 far in the interior. Its note is something between the croak of a frog 

 and the " churr" of a Fern-Owl, often repeated, and sustained per- 

 haps half a minute. 



Fam. CoRACiiD-ffi. 



54. EuRYSTOMUS ORiENTALis (Linn.). 

 A rare bird here. 



Fam. BucEROTiD^. 



55. Hydrocissa galerita, Temm. 



Rare on the coast, but a common bird far in the interior. In both 

 Borneo and Sumatra it may be seen perched, in the early morning, 

 on the summits of the tallest trees ; and its loud hoarse cry, like a 

 coarse, rude laugh, makes the wood echo in every direction. This is 

 a sacred bird with the Dyaks, who ornament their war-dresses and 

 helmets with the beak and long tail-feathers ; the large wide quills 

 are almost universally used for holding gold-dust and small diamonds. 



Fam. EURYLJSMID.3E. 



56. CoRYDON SUMATRANUS (Raffl.). {Tiong Pujong.') 



Shot by my hunter. 



[These specimens have the concealed dorsal spot red. In Mr. 

 "Wallace's Malaccan examples it is orange. — P. L. S.] 



57. Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchus (Gm.). (Pandei- 

 Pandei.) 



Here a common bird, almost always to be seen about fruit-orchards 

 and similar places, often in flocks of five or six : it feeds apparently 

 on insects. In fresh specimens the beak is bright blue. 



58. Calyptomena viridis, Raffl. (Tantewi/.) 

 Shot by my hunter on the Dyak River. 



Fam. AlaudidjE. 



59. MiRAFRA jAVANicA (Horsf.). 



This bird has much the habits of our common Sky-Lark. 



Fam. MotacillidjE. 



60. BuDYTES VIRIDIS (Scop.). (Pranjak.) 



Very common among grass, associating in small flocks, and hunt- 

 ing insects with a short jumping flight. 



