todid^:. 95 



nape shaded with ashy-brown in the several yellow 

 spots : the wings are paler than those of the male, 

 and are greatly spotted with yellow : the throat and 

 the breast are varied with ash-colour and yellow, 

 slightly tinged with purple, and the feathers of the 

 belly and the flanks partake of the same colour. 



This beautiful bird was first described by my friend 

 Dr. Horsfield, who says that it inhabits the wild and 

 inaccessible parts of the isle of Java, and also the vast 

 lakes and marshes that are found by the rivers and 

 seas : it feeds on insects and worms. According to 

 Temminck it is found in Sumatra. 



Sp. 2. Eu. nasutus. Temm. PI. Col. 154. 



Platyrhynchus ornatus, Desmarest. — Todus nasutus. Shaiv, 

 v. viii. p. 122. — Inhabits the Isles of Sunda. 

 Sp. 3. Eu. cucullatus. Temm. PL Col. 261. 

 Eu. subcristatus capite Jemoribusque nigris, corpore supra nigro 



Jlavoque vario; subtus vinaceus ; torque cervicali albo ; 7'ectri- 



cium apice macula rotunda, alba. 

 Slightly crested Eurylaimus with the head and thighs black ; the 



body above varied with black and yellow, beneath vinaceous; 



a white collar on the cervix ; the tip of the tail-feathers with 



a round white spot. 



Inhabits Sumatra. Length about six inches : the 

 feathers of the head, neck, and cheeks are black ; 

 those on the top of the head being elongated, and 

 forming a crest : a white collar adorns the nape and 

 fore part of the neck : the breast and belly are of a 

 fine purple hue : the sides, the abdomen, the middle 

 of the back, the scapulars, the outer edge of the 

 secondaries, and the rump are yellow : the tail is 

 black, short, and rounded, with a round white spot 



