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The birds also comprise species, of more or less interest, either intrinsic 

 or in connexion with the locality. Such are Pernis brachypterus, nobis, 

 n.s.; Podica person ata, G. U. Gray ; and Herodias immaculata, 

 Gould. We had not previously seen the common " Java Sparrow" 

 (Amadina oryzivora) from so far northward. The Argus giganteus, 

 Euplocomus ignitus, Rollulus cristatus, and R. (?) OCELLATUS 

 abound in the province ; Casarca leucoptera, nobis, has hitherto been 

 only there met with ; and Crypsirina varians and Macropygia amboi- 

 nensis are species common to the province and to the island of Java, 

 neither of which have we seen in collections from Penang and Malacca : 



in the bulls. The back is curved, the highest part being about the centre : the 

 spines of the vertebrae are unusually long. The total height of the animal killed, 

 from hoof to spines of dorsal vertebrae, was 6' ft. 2 in. The hair was smooth and 

 silky, of a brown colour, except on the feet which were a dirty white ; a mane of 

 about 2 in. long, ran the whole length of the spine. There was no dewlap, and the 

 whole appearance of the animal was decidedly game. The fibre of the flesh was 

 fine, well mixed with fat, and proved decidedly the most delicious meat for flavour, 

 tenderness and juiciness, that ever any of us tasted." " The other species of wild 

 cattle (the Saladang) we did not see, although we met their tracks every day. The 

 Malay guide told us that the meat was coarser than that of the Buffalo and not 

 good eating ; but that the animal was much larger than the Sapi, some of the 

 bulls growing to seven ' astas.' This is the moderate height of 10£ ft. My readers 

 may believe it or not as they please. I am lather sceptical myself, and only relate 

 what was told me by a man whose statements we found correct as far as we had 

 the opportunity of testing them." At all events, what the Malayan Sapandang is, 

 remains to be determined ; and the Indian Gaour has neither the tufted forehead 

 nor spinal ridge of lengthened hair described of the Malayan Sapi. The Banteng 

 does not appear to have hitherto been observed in the Malayan peninsula ; but 

 Capt. Phayre has presented the Society with the horu of a cow from Arakan, and 

 we also have (belonging to him) the frontlet of another cow from Pegu remarkable 

 for the whitish colour of the horns, thus verifying Pennant's account of white- 

 horned wild cattle in the Indo-Chinese territories. These can be compared with 

 our fine frontlets of Malay Bantengs from Java. The species also inhabits Bali, 

 Sombok, and part dS, least of Borneo ; but in Celebes there would seem to be a dis- 

 tinct and undescribed Wild Ox, (vide ' Journal of the Indian Archipelago,' Vol. II, 

 p. 831, translated from the Dutch.) " A skull with horns of the wild cow of Tenas- 

 serim" was presented to this Society at its meeting for February, 1831, (vide 

 Gleanings of Sciences, III, 61, where some notice is given of the animal ;) and for 

 further details respecting the various wild oriental cattle, vide/. A. S. Vol. XI, 

 p. 444 et seq. 



