PHOTOGRAVURE 27 
nove OF ete BORNEAN CRESTED FIREBACK 
Tui home of this bird was reached by means of a seventy-foot Dyak war canoe, in which | was 
paddled ip the rivers to the inland jungles. Here, in the haunts of gaily coloured pittas, of glittering 
sunbirdsand the glorious tropical orchids, these birds live and court their mates and rear their young. 
Often tk first hint of their presence is the call of the cock, a low, mumbled Um—um/ Um—um! 
followed by a single, sharp, keen whistle, which cuts through the warm, quiet air like a knife. 
