Roptinson & Kioss : Birds of West Sumatra. 205 
bill entirely black (I did not notice any red at the base), 
feet coral red, claws blackish grey. 
Wings, ¢ 138, 141,139; ¢ 136, 137 mm. 
6. Excalfactoria chinensis chinensis (Linn.). 
IRs G% Uke I jae VB. 
6,32. Muara Kiawai, Ophir Districts, 40 M. 
Male: iris reddish brown, bill black, feet dark yellow, 
claws blackish grey. 
In the female the upper mandible is brown and the 
lower one yellowish brown with a greenish hue and a brown 
tip. 
Wings, 3 77; 2 63, 66, 70 mm. 
The female No. 4760 (1st June) had a developed ovary. 
The bird lives in grasslands and dry ricefields. 
These specimens agree with birds from the Malay 
Peninsula. 
7. Houppifer inornatus Salvad. 
Acomus inornatus R. &. K., I, p. 101, pl. IV. 
6, 9. Mt. Talamau, Ophir Districts, 1000 M. 
é,2@. Tanangtalu, Ophir Districts, 1000 M. 
24,292. Sungei Kumbang, Korinchi Peak, 1400— 
1600 M. 
2é. Rimbo Pengadang, Bencoolen, 1000 M. 
36, 22. Suban Ajam, Mt. Kaba,  Bencoolen, 
1200 M. 
3@. Air Njuruk, Mt. Dempu. 
Male: iris sienna brown, orbital skin crimson lake, 
eyelids straw coloured, bill greenish horn, cere dirty black, 
feet and claws greenish grey. 
Female : same as male only the feet and claws are 
of lighter colour. 
Winss,. 76 216, 216,) 2175 2135) 210) 9224. 2218 217; 
2 223, 213, 211, 195 imm., 212, 215, 213, 216, 202 mm. 
The females vary considerably, agreeing in this respect 
with the series obtained by Robinson and Kloss (p. 102). 
In the three specimens from Mt. Dempu the yellowish-ochre 
centres to the feathers of the under surface are strongly 
developed, whereas those from the Ophir Districts 
(Tanangtalu and the Mt. Talamau) have these centres much 
less marked. 
The bird keeps to the dense forest, where its loud note 
can be heard long before sunrise. It is very cautious and 
shy. I was able to shoot only a few, most of my specimens 
having been taken in snares. 
