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No emos is known of the habits of this species ; it is not TIN 
in any of the local museums and no specimens have to m ariama 
been obtained of late years; in the bod of Malacca, viis at one 
time it appeared to be not uncommon it is now very probably extinct 
owin i Ме. оноп of the forests for tapioca plantations, while 
he of Penang the extension = the pepper 
Бу ау ооба the existence of the в specie 
ALITIES PzwissuLA.—-Kodoh (Darling); Perlis 
(бый Kedah (Cantor) ; Malacca (айца. Pinwill). 
RAL Ranee.—From Southern сове аще the tni 
side of ‘the Peninsula to Malacca. Not r ed from the Easte 
side of from any of the Federated Malay States. Closely a allied ania 
are found in Sumatra, Java and Borneo where they occur in hill forest. 
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*t?6. ROLLULUS ROULROUL—THE CRESTED GREEN WOOD QUAIL. 
Rollulus roulroul (Seop.) ; Ogilvie-Grant, t.c., p. 225; Sharpe, t.c., 
р. 80. 
This handsome little game bird is quite the commonest jungle 
species in the Malay Peninsula and is widely distributed in suitable 
ocalities оп both sides of the main range, frequenting all types of 
egates in с of ei 
casion at Kuala Tembeling in Pahang I obtained four specimens at 
RS shot. Its eade is m and those birda that I have e "emer 
ing on and small mollusca. "The note is a low 
ке E = ds bird is is vs Él snared by imitati its call on 
he e decoy pipe as that employed for catching the ground dove 
бышар indica. 
GENERAL RaAxcE.— From Southern biker iar and Siam, through 
the Malay Peninsula to Sumatra, Borneo and Jav 
Maray Name.— Burong siul, 
*+27, MELANOPERDIX NIGRA—THE BLACK WOOD PARTRIDGE. 
Melanoperdix nigra (Vig.); Ogilvie-Grant, t.c., p. 228; Sharpe, 
t.c., p. 30. 
Iu the Black Wood Partridge the sexes differ considerably in 
colour, the male being uniform glossy-black, while the female is dull 
chestnut with a transverse-black band on the shoulders 
In habits it is 2 similar to the preceding species but is usually 
met with solitary or in pairs. It does not ascend the hills to any great 
elevation and is met = most froquetiy in lowlying forest near the 
eoast and in jungle where the prevailing under growth is the bertam 
palm (Augeissona fries) 7 hanes the bird derives its Malay name. 
Genera RAanee.—From about the latitude of е southwards 
through "the Malay peninsula to Sumatra and Born 
Maray Name.—Burong bertam. 
