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Dr. Briiggemann, which was collected at Morara Teweh, in the interior of Southern Borneo, by 

 Dr. Fischer. 



The specimen which I have here figured is in the Turin Museum, and was collected by the 

 Marquis Doria ; it has unfortunately faded slightly from exposure, which is evidently the reason 

 why the olive shades of the plumage are somewhat less pronounced than in those specimens 

 which have more recently come under my observation from the same locality. It is, however, 

 a remarkably fine specimen, with the bill very long and robust, which is probably a sign of age 

 in the bird. A female, also in the same collection, likewise differs from the above description in 

 the upper parts being browner, the underparts paler and more buff, throat-streaks narrower and 

 slightly more distinct — differences certainly only due to the plumage having faded. 



Doria and Beccari inform us that this species was always met with in pairs, and that on one 

 of these being killed its mate might be easily obtained, as it returned immediately to the same 

 spot. A pair entered their house and were captured in a butterfly-net ; so that we may presume 

 they are not shy in their habits. With regard to their calling it a common species in Borneo, I 

 think this must apply only to certain haunts, probably the dense forests ; for Governor Ussher 

 considers it rare in the north-western portion of the island. 



A nest, containing two eggs, was collected by Doria and Beccari, and has been described by 

 Count Salvadori : length 13 - 2 inches by 4'7 wide ; it has the form of a bottle swollen out below and 

 flattened above, and was attached to the undersurface of a leaf which served as a covering and 

 shelter to it. The nest about halfway down has a depression or cavity, into which the young 

 birds can pass through a kind of passage formed at the junction of the leaf with the nest. The 

 nest is constructed of a thick layer of interwoven fibres, leaves, grass, and bark. The manner in 

 which the nest is sewn on to the leaf which covers it is most wonderful, as it is done with fibres 

 which have the appearance of silk, and are fastened on the upper side of the leaf by little knobs 

 which look like actual knots. 



The eggs are white, finely streaked with black, and with spots and blotches of that colour 

 towards the obtuse end : length - 8 inch by 0-6. 



