28 AVES. 



quills being black on their inner webs ; the lower part of the wings 

 and tail are blue-green, the primaries, however, being here black on 

 the outside and blue-green on the inside. 

 Length, nearly 5 inches. 



„ of bill from gape, about half an inch. 



„ of bill from front, nearly 7 lines. 



„ of wings, 3^ inches. 



„ of tail, li inch. 



„ of tarsus, 4 lines. 



„ of middle toe, 7 lines. 



„ of hallux, 4^ lines. 



Not a common species in Labuan, though very abundant 

 on the main-land of Borneo. In Java they are said to be very 

 destructive to the cane-plantations, and one which we kept in 

 a cage for some time fed chiefly on sugar-cane ; he became 

 very tame, and when his cage was hung out in the verandah a 

 wild one would often come into a neighbouring tree and an- 

 swer his calls ; the note is a low chirp. 



Fam. Picidffi. 



Sub-fam. Capitoninse. 

 Gen. Megalaima. 



Megalairaa versicolor (Gray). 

 Bucco versicolor (Raffles). 

 Barbu bigarre (Temm.). 

 Panggil Panggil (Malay name). 



General colour green, darker above than below ; crown of the 

 head scarlet, each feather towards the hind head being narrowly bor- 

 dered with black at the point ; above the eyes is a stripe of bright 

 blue ; ears and side of the head black, with a small spot of red just 

 below the eyes : below the hinder part of the ears is a large spot of 

 yellow, below which again is another of red ; chin and throat blue ; 

 bill and feet black. 



Length, about 9 h inches. 



„ of bill from gape, 2 inches. 

 „ of bill from front, 1 inch 7 lines. 

 Width of bill at the gape, 1 inch 1 line. 

 Length of wings, 4 inches 8 lines. 

 „ of tail, 2 inches 8 lines. 

 „ of tarsus, barely 1 inch. 

 „ of middle toe, 1 inch 1 line. 

 „ of versatile toe, 11 lines. 



We have not had an opportunity of observing the habits 



