20 AVES. 



Length of middle toe, G lines. 



„ of hallux, 5^ lines. > 



According to Mr. Temminck this bird is not found in Borneo, 

 and we have only met with one specimen in Labiian ; he says 

 that the specimens which he has received from Sumatra differ 

 slightly from those from Java — the bird from which the above 

 description is taken agrees with that given by him of the Su- 

 matra variety. 



Sub-fam. Erythacinae. 

 Gen. Copsychus. 



Copsychus Stricklandii. 



Above ; back, nape, sides of the head, and forehead, glossy blue 

 black ; crown, rump and tail-covers, pure white. 



Below ; chin and throat black, thence to the tail rufous orange. 

 Wings ; black. 



Tail ; the centre feathers black, the three outer feathers on each 

 side, pure white, excepting that the inner one of these three has a 

 black stripe running up the inner web. 

 Bill; black. 



Legs and feet ; dusky reddish yellow. 

 Length, 10 inches. 



„ of bill from gape, 11^ lines. 



„ of bill from front, 9 lines. 



„ of wings, 4 inches. 



„ of tail, 5 inches. 



„ of tarsus, 1 inch 1 line. 



„ of middle toe, 10 lines. 



„ of hallux, 9 lines. 



This species of Copsychus is not in the collection of the 

 British Museum, nor have we been able to refer it to any 

 described species. It is very abmidant in Labuan, but from 

 its shy habits is rarely seen ; its song is superior to that of 

 any English warbler, with the exception of the Nightingale, 

 and in power of voice it surpasses even that. A person 

 walking in the more solitary parts of the jungle is sure to 

 hear it, though it would probably be long before he could 

 detect the musician ; the song is like a mixture of that of 

 the Thrush and Nightingale, with occasionally a clear ringing 

 note often repeated ; now and then it utters a chatter some- 

 thing like a Magpie, but possibly this is the note of the 



