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There is a slight sexual difference ; females having the 
abdomen and vent a trifle duller than in males. 
Common, lives in secondary forest and plantations. 
Feeds on fruit, by preference on Ficus. 
220. Microtarsus melanoleucus Eyton. 
a 2 Di iy ) 
é. Suban Ajam, Redjang Bencoolen, 1200 M. 
Iris greyish brown, bill black, feet brownish black. 
Wing 82 mm. 
221. Criniger gularis tephrogenys (Jard. and Selby). 
é. Air Taman, Mt. Pasaman, Ophir Districts, 
300 M. 
@. Muara Sako, Indrapura, 300 M. 
Iris brownish red, upper mandible brownish grey, 
lower grey with yellow tip, feet pale pinkish brown, in 
the female pinkish flesh. 
Wings, ¢ 97 ; 2 90 mm. 
Contents of stomach : fruit. 
This bird has not hitherto been recorded from 
Sumatra but the pair obtained by Mr. Jacobson exactly 
agree with others from the Malay Peninsula. 
222. Criniger gutturalis sumatranus Wardl-Rams. 
IRig ee [en Mo joie 17st 
é. Mt. Pasaman, Ophir Districts, 1000 M. 
6, 2. Tanangtalu, Ophir Districts, 1000 M. 
26,292. Andalas, Tandjung, Padang Highlands, 
720 M. 
é. Koto Alam, Pajokumbuh, Padang Highlands, 
320 M. rn 
2 4. Palupah, Agam, Padang Highlands, 640 M. 
é. Serapei, Korinchi, 800 M. 
6, 2. Rimbo Pengadang, Lebong, Bencoolen, 
1000 M. 
é. Suban Ajam, Mt. Kaba, Bencoolen, 1000 M. 
Iris reddish brown or dark crimson, upper mandible 
blackish brown, lower grey, feet pinkish brown, soles 
yellowish, claws, blackish to brownish. 
Manss; ce ta) 114, 1s) 12 Gmaips)y EI) 2s Or ao: 
109, 107 Gn moult) ; ¢@ 108, 108, 106, 103 mm. 
Contents of stomach: fruit. As most of the Poc- 
nonotidae they are very fond of the fruit of Laportea 
stimulans L. f., the well-known tree nettle. Lives in 
secondary forest and plantations (a single specimen was 
shot in old forest at 1000 M.). 
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