1870.] A Contribution to Malayan Ornithology. 285 



E a f f 1 e s says the female does not differ in appearance from the 

 male. I first obtained this species from Malacca, where it did not 

 seem to be common, and from the forests of the Wellesley Province 

 my collector brought seven specimens, one of which is a male in full 

 plumage, the others were pointed out by him to be females. They 

 equal in size the £,'and all very closely resemble it in colouring, 

 except that the green is duller throughout, the yellow spot in front 

 of the eye very small, most of the feathers forming the orbit pale 

 yellowish green, and the black spots on the neck and wing coverts 

 are almost entirely absent ; the crest at the base of the bill is also 

 smaller. Four of the six specimens appear by the development of 

 the bill and toes to be old birds, and can, I think, be safely consi- 

 dered as the 2 s > Du ^ ^ w0 appear to be young S s, changing their 

 plumage to a brighter green, while the black spots on the neck and 

 on the coverts also begin to make their appearance. All specimens 

 have 12 subequal tail feathers, not 10, as noted by Raffles; the 

 former being the usual one in other Eurylaimid.e also. 



Wing 4", tail lf"-2", bill from gape 1", width of gape f to f*. 



This species is one of the most marked birds indicating the 

 affinities of the^Malayan continental fauna to that of the adjacent 

 islands. Its general character certainly agrees best with the Malayan 

 Eurylaimid^e, though the external appearance of the bird is like 

 that of a Parocett. 



7. CoRYDON" SlJMATRANUS, E a f f 1. 



G o u 1 d, B. Asia, pt. V. 



Apparently not common in the Wellesley Province ; perfectly 

 identical with Sumatran specimens. 



8. Cymbirhynchtjs macrorhynchus, Gmel. 



Gould, B. Asia, pt. V. 



Common near Malacca and in the Wellesley Province and Pe- 

 nang. One specimen has all the 'wing-coverts tipped white ; this 

 is probably a sign of immaturity, as the same specimen has not the 

 white scapulars developed to their full length. The crimson colour 

 below is on the chest and especially on the lower belly often mixed, 

 with a yellowish tinge ; wing 3f inch, tail about the same. 



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