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the birds from Tenasserim are quite distinct both from 

 T. exsul, Sharpe, from Borneo, and from T. granti, Richmond, 

 from the northern part of the Malay Peninsula. 



A comparison between a typical example of T. granti 

 obtained by Dr. W. L. Abbott in Trang, and the female 

 specimen collected at Klang by W. Davison, and described 

 as T. humei by Dr. Hartert, shows them to be of one species, 

 and the latter name is therefore a synonym of T. granti, 

 Richmond. 



Sibia wrayi, sp. n. 



Adult male and female. Intermediate between S. picoides, 

 Hodgson, and S. simillima, Salvadori. From the former it 

 may be at once distinguished by the smaller white speculum 

 on the outer secondaries measuring about 0*7 inch (as com- 

 pared with 1*0 inch), from the latter it differs in having the 

 sides, flanks, and under tail-coverts greyish instead of light 

 drab-brown. 



Total length about 12 inches; wing 4 - 8 ; tail 8*0; tarsus 

 12. 



Hab. Mountains of the central portion of the Malay 

 Peninsula, ranging north to Northern Perak and south to 

 Selaugore. 



Mr. H. C. Robinson described two new species of birds 

 from the Malay Peninsula : — 



SPHENOCERCUS SEIMUNDl, Sp. U. 



Adult female. Apparently most nearly allied to S. oxyurus 

 (Temm.), having the middle tail-feathers long and acuminate, 

 but differs from that species in having the belly pure white 

 instead of chrome-yellow and the under tail-coverts pale 

 chrome with their bases olive-green instead of cinnamon. 

 Tail-feathers blackish, with a narrow terminal bar of grey 

 on all but the middle pair. Primary-coverts and outer 

 secondaries edged on their outer webs with pale yellow. 

 Primaries very narrowly edged with whitish-yellow. 



Total length 11'5 inches ; wing 5*85 ; tail 5'5. 



