326 Journal of the F.M.S. Museums. [Vo . XI, 
¢ imm., 2. Bencoolen town. 
6. Suban Ajam, Mt. Kaba, Bencoolen, 1000 M. 
Iris very dark sepia (black), feet greyish blue, tip 
suffused with blackish, feet plumbeous, claws blackish. 
The immature birds have brownish slaty bills, yellow 
inside. 
Wings, ¢ 140, 136, 134, —_, 134 (imm.), 129 (imm.); 
@ 141, 137, 134, 140 (imm.). 
A female (15th March) had developed ovaries. 
Common in open country. Inhabits the Islands of 
Bali, Java, Sumatra and others adjacent. 
STURNIDAE. 
311. Gracula javana javana (Cuv.). 
$ juv. Aur, Kumanis, Padang Highlands, 200 M. 
March. 
? imm. Pangkalan Koto Bharu, Pajokumbuh, 
Padang Highlands, 120 M. April. 
?. Muara Kiawai, Ophir Districts, 40 M. 
é, ?. Rimbo Pengadang, Lebong, Bencoolen, 
1000 M. 
Iris very dark brown, bill orange red, tip yellow, orbital 
skin and lappets yellow, feet chrome, claws slaty. 
Wings, 3 182; @ 188, 178, 167 (imm.) mm. 
The young male (wing 150), which has apparently only 
just left the nest, merely differs from adults in having less 
metallic gloss, with the bases of the feathers white instead 
of grey. It shows no trace of striping. 
Lives in old and secondary forest or in open country 
near the forest. Most nests [ saw were made in the hollow 
of some high isolated tree. The birds are very tough and 
a heavy charge is required to kill them. 
312. Aplonis panayensis strigatus (Horsf.). 
R. & K., I, p. 238. 
2¢ ad.,  imm., ?. Fort de Kock, Padang High- 
lands, 920 M. 
3 imm., 1 sex inc. imm. Baso, Agam, Padang 
Highlands, 900 M. 
6,1 sexinc. Sandaran Agung, Korinchi, 733 M. 
6. Bencoolen town. 
é ad., 6 imm., 2? imm. Air Njuruk, Mt. Dempu, 
Palembang, 1300 M. 
Iris crimson, bill, feet, and claws black. 
