AMPELIDiE. 23 



Length of tarsus, 1^ inch. 



„ of middle toe, 1 inch 2 lines. 

 „ of hallux, 8 lines. 



Not a very common l)ird in Labuan ; we Iiave occasionally 

 seen them in pairs, keeping about dead felled wood, and 

 moving with a short low flight ; one in which the scarlet was 

 wanting was, probably, the female. It cries loudly and fre- 

 quently before rain, and is, on this account, called by the 

 Malays Ujan Ujan, " rain rain ; "" one which we shot in a 

 mangrove swamp had its stomach full of small shrimps. 



Sub-fam. TurdinaE. 

 Gen. Tardus. 



Turdus modestus (Eyton, Proc. Z. S. 1839). 



Above; uniform olivaceous brown; greater wing-covers slightly 

 tipped with white. 



Below ; belly and tail-covers white, flanks and breast light ferru- 

 ginous colour. 



Ejebrow white ; throat white with longitudinal cinereous spots ; 

 ears, sides of the head, and lower throat, cinereous. 

 Length, something more than 9 inches, 

 of bill from gape, 11 lines, 

 of bill front, 8| lines, 

 of wings, 4 inches 11 lines, 

 of tail, 3| inches, 

 of tarsus, 1 inch 1 line, 

 of hallux, 9 lines, 

 of middle toe, 1 inch. 



A small flock of th6.se birds frequented some trees near the 

 north-eastern point of Labuan for several days ; they fed on 

 fruit ; but in other respects, when alive, much resembled the 

 Redwing in habits and appearance. 



Fam. Arapelidffi. 

 Sub-fam. Dicrurinae. 

 Gen. Irena. 



Irena puella. 



Male ; black, crown of the head, nape, back, scapulars, lesser wing- 

 covers, and upper and lower tail-covers brilliant blue, tail-covers long. 



Female ; dusky greenish blue ; wings and tail brownish black 

 tinged with the blue colour. 



Length, 9 inches. 



