Rosinson & Kxioss : Birds of West Sumatra. 305 
¢. Air Serasah, Mt. Talamau. 
?. Tanangtalu, Ophir Districts, 1000 M. 
2. Alahan Pandjang, Padang Highlands, 1500 M. 
2é. Panchuran Gading, Korinchi, 1000 M. 
26,438 subad. Suban Ajam, Mt. Kaba, Bencoo- 
len, 1000 M. 
é. Air Njuruk, Mt. Dempu, Palembang 1400 M. 
Iris very dark sepia brown, bill black, feet black or 
graphite black. 
Wings, ¢ 132, 139, 140, 140, 143, 145, 147, 142 imm., 
140 imm., 136 imm., 133 imm.; @ 132, 132, 138 mm. 
The younger males resemble the adult females except 
that the feathers of the breast have slightly paler centres. 
Somewhat older males are less blue on head and nape than 
adults and have the feathers of the lower foreparts dark 
brown indistinctly edged with blackish. 
Contents of stomach : insects (e.g. Coleoptera, a large 
Cicadidae), in one instance fruit, and in another the hairs 
of a small mammal, apparently a mouse. 
Lives in old forest and frequents watercourses ; during 
the day it hides in gullies over-grown with bushes and 
creepers or in dark patches of undergrowth near the brooks, 
perching on low branches. 
In the morning between six and seven and in the evening 
between four and five o’clock it leaves its hiding place and 
comes near the water to feed; it can then be seen along 
the edge of the water or on the stones projecting therefrom. 
Only then its call note of three clear whistling notes is 
sounded. The species is not so rare as its scarcity in 
collections would lead to suppose, which is probably due 
to its great shyness and retiring habits. 
Possibly related to Arrenga blighi Holdsw. of Ceylon: 
otherwise a species confined to Sumatra. 
266. Arrenga glaucina melanura Salvad. 
RepseiKele patos. 
66,69,32 imm. Mt. Talamau, Ophir Districts, 
1200-2000 M. 
4. Air Sarasah, Mt. Talamau, Ophir Districts, 
1200-2000 M. 
é. Siolak Daras, Korinchi, 800 M. 
9¢,2¢2. Sungeiy Kumbang, Korinchi, 1400 M. 
9. Sungei Kring, Korinchi, 2220 M. 
6 imm., 2. Suban Ajam, Mt. Kaba, Bencoolen, 
1200 M. 
36, 26 imm., 39. Air Njuruk, Mt. Dempu, 
Palembang, 1400 M. 
