Roprinson & Koss : Birds of West Sumatra. 231 
Iris lemon, bill and cere greenish yellow, feet greenish 
yellow, claws blackish. 
Shot in dense forest. 
Measurements in the flesh. é Total length 167, tail 
60, wing 98, bill from gape 18 tarsus 15 mm. 
A very rare species of which but few specimens are 
known. 
69. Photodilus badius badius (Horsf.). 
é. Mt. Talamau, Ophir Districts, 1000 M. 
Iris dark greyish brown, bill and cere pinkish white 
horn, feet pinkish white, claws very pale sepia brown. 
Measurements in the flesh— é Total length 264, tail 
81, wing 189, bill from gape 33, tarsus 36.5 mm. 
Shot in dense forest. 
Contents of stomach : grasshoppers. 
PSITTACIDAE. 
70. Conurus longicauda (Bodd.). 
é. Sungei Kujung, Indrapura. 
$6, 2. Bencoolen Town. 
Male : iris creamy white, upper mandible lake red, 
tip whitish horn, lower mandible blackish brown, feet 
yellowish olive, claws blackish. 
The female has the entire bill blackish brown with 
lighter tip. 
Wings, ¢ 151, 145; @ 149 mm. 
These birds are migratory. They fly usually in flocks 
of ten to thirty birds and like to perch on high dead tree- 
trunks and are only found at a low altitude, by preference 
in swampy level country. They feed on various tree fruits 
and cause much damage in eating the young shoots and 
leaves of the coconut palms. The bill of captured birds is 
usually covered by a brownish substance, being the dried 
up sap of the fruits they feed on. 
71. Psittinus cyanurus cyanurus (Forst.). 
48,392. Muara Kiawai, Ophir Districts, 40 M. 
é. Sukamananti, Ophir Districts, 200 M. 
Male : iris very pale yellow, upper mandible lake-red, 
tip yellowish white horn, lower mandible dingy blackish 
brown, feet dingy brownish olive, claws blackish. 
Female: blackish pale lake red, tip lighter, lower 
mandible base pale brownish red, tip yellowish horn. 
Wamness oe IS> IS 2 iD Os til teataliseeteliy mm. 
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