216 Journal of the F.M.S. Museums.  [Vou. XI, 
33. Rhyacophilus glareola (Gm.). 
IRS 0 Noy UG yo ils} 
56,82. Fort de Kock, Padang Highlands, 920 M. 
Iris brown ; bill black, base dark olive green; feet 
yellowish olive, claws black. 
Wings, ¢ 128, 130, 125, 127, 125; ¢@ 126, 124, 130, 
124, 125, 120, 125, 120 mm. 
A migratory species. 
34, Gallinago stenura (Kuhl.). 
6. Fort de Kock, Padang Highlands, 920 M. 
April 13th. 
Iris brown, bill light sepia, tip black, feet light brownish 
erey. 
Wing 127 mm. 
Migratory species. 
35. Scolopax saturata saturata Horsf. 
IR eg JS II, Jos aI, 
6,32. Sungei Kumbang, Korinchi, 1400 M. 
Iris bill, and feet sepia brown. 
Wings, 3 146; 2 147, 146, 146 mm. 
This woodcock frequents dark places in the dense 
forest and is always met with in pairs. When disturbed, 
the bird will usually run for a short distance and then 
stand quite motionless, trusting to the strong resemblance 
it bears to its surroundings to escape detection. Once I 
stood looking for quite a time for a woodcock, which I had 
seen running away before my feet, till its presence was 
revealed to me by its large protuding eyes, shining like 
black beads. It stood in a dark place between some dried 
sticks, quite exposed at a distance of hardly three yards. 
The birds take to flight at the very last moment, as 
snipe do, and take to cover at a very short distance again. 
The sexes call or warn each-other by a rattling sound 
repeated several times and sounding hke : krrr-krrr-krrr. 
I might mention, that I did not find the bird on 
Mt. Talamau (Mt. Ophir), on Mt. Kaba or on Mt. Dempu, 
which is, it is true, no proof of its absence there, but as 
I explored these localities very thoroughly the probability 
is very great that it does occur. 
36. Rostratula benghalensis benghalensis (Linn.). 
2. Bulun, Muara Labu, Padang Highlands, 
480 M. April 14th. 
Bill pinkish brown, feet greenish pearlgrey. 
Wing 130 mm. 
