232 Journal of the F.M.S. Museums.  |[Vot. XI, 
The minangkabau name, kekes ; is an imitation of its 
its cry. 
The bird lives in secondary jungle and plantations and 
feeds on different tree fruits. Like C. longicauda it does 
much harm to coconut palms. 
The bill of the bird is generally covered with the same 
resinous matter as mentioned under C. longicauda. 
72. Loriculus galgulus (Linn.). 
g. Aur, Kumanis, Padang Highlands, 200 M. 
é imm. Balun, Muara Labu, Padang Highlands, 
480 M. 
26, 2. Kodjai, Ophir Districts, 280 M. 
Iris very dark greyish brown, bill black, feet brownish 
yellow, claws brownish black. The immature bird has the 
bill dark yellow with blackish tomia, the feet dark yellow, 
and the claws blackish. 
Wings, ¢ 78, 81, 81, 86; @ 83 mm. 
PODARGIDAE. 
73. Batrachostomus poliolophus Hartert (Plate VIII). 
@. Mt. Talamau, Ophir Districts, 1300 M. [No. 
O29) a eI , fig. 
Iris pale yellow, bill ee white, culmen reddish 
brown, feet rosy horn, claws pale brownish pink. 
Measurements in the flesh? No. 929, tl. 220, t. 100, 
w. 135, g. 29%, ts. 15. 
Contents of stomach : insects. 
A rare bird obtained in the dense forest. 
CORACIIDAE. 
74. KEurystomus orientalis calonyx Hodgs. 
é. Buo, Padang Highlands, 280 M. 
é. Aur, Kumanis, Padang Highlands, 200 M. 
é. Rimbo Pengadang, Lebong, Bencoolen, 
1000 M. 
Iris dark sepia brown, eyelids dull red, bill “ minium ” 
red, tip of upper mandible black, feet lake red sometimes 
suffused with blackish, claws blackish. 
Wings 185, 185, 187 mm. 
The food of this bird consists chiefly of very hard- 
shelled beetles. It is found generally at the edge of 
clearings. 
