1() MALAYAN On-NTrHOLOCFr. 



varying so much according to age, sex, and the time of year. 



In September, 1877, I shot a Wagtail at Singapore, which I put 

 down as of this species (B. flavus). It was a female, head and 

 upper parts brown, tinged with yellowish green, wings dusky, 

 outer edges of the coverts and secondaries greenish white, sitper- 

 ciliaries white, beneath yellow, dusky on the breast and sides of 

 neck. Then, again, during October and November. 1879, thousands 

 of Wagtails assembled every morning at daybreak on our gravel 

 parade-ground, an open, elevated space, and a very favourite 

 resting-place for passing birds ; and these were most certainly 

 migrating ; so tired were they that they would hardfy get out of 

 one's way, much less be induced to fly any distance ; besides they 

 appeared only during October and November, generally in company 

 with Plover, Pratincoles, and other migrants. 



All these I thought to be B. flavus, till Mr. Davison told me 

 they were B. taivanus. During November they were exceedingly 

 plentiful in the paddy-swamps near Mount Echo, Singapore, and 

 fed in such close company with the Sand-pipers {Totanv* glareola), 

 that I obtained both birds at one shot. 



COKYDALLA MALA YENS IS (Eyt,). 



Commonly to be seen on meadow-land, also along the ridges in 

 the paddy-fields. I shot specimens in Perak and Singapore, put- 

 ting them down as the Indian species (0. rufula, Yieill.) which 

 they arc exceedingly like ; in fact, my specimens answer exactly to 

 J ekdon's description of that bird ("Birds of India," vii., part 1, 

 page 232). 



Melanochloba sultanea (Hodgs.). The Yellow-crested Tit. 



I obtained this handsomely marked Tit in Malacca, also in Johor. 



Coin rs enca (Horsf). The Malay Crow. 



Mr. Davison tells me that this is the Common Jungle-Crow of 

 the Malay States. I found it very plentiful in Perak, where it 

 used to collect in great numbers and feed on the refuse from our 

 camp ; often two or three of them would attack a Pariah Kite 

 which bad secured a piece of offal, and buffet him until he dropped 

 Lis prize, which his pursuers then fought for among themselves. 



Tlic way they collect in the course of a few minutes, when just 

 before scarcely one is to be teen, is most strange. 



