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5 Tricholestes criimger, Hay. 



6 Pycnonotus simplex, Less. 



7 Dissemurus platurus. 



8 Orthotomus atrigularis, Gemm. 



9 Acanthopneuste borealis, Bias. 



10 Lanius superciliosus, Lath. 



11 Graucalus sumatrensis, S. Mull. 



12 Eulabes javanensis, Osbeck. 



13 Cittacincla macrura, Gm. 



14 Hirundo gutturalis, Scop. 



15 H. javanica, Sparmm. 



16 Motacilla flava, Linn. var. leucostriata. 



17 Linionodromus indicus, Gm. 



1 8 Anthrothreptes malaccensis, Scop. 



19 Dicaeum cruentatum, Linn. 



20 Alcedo bengalensis, Linn. 



21 Collocalia inexpectata, Hume? 



22 Rhamphococcyx erythrognathus, Hartl. 



23 Carpophaga senea, Linn. 



24 Glareola orientalis Leach. 



25 Totanus hypoleucus, Linn. 



26 Ardea sumatrana, Raffles. 



27 Lepterodius sacer, Gm. 



A Johore Python. 



In December 1904 I spent a few days on the summit 

 of Gunong Pulai accompanied by Mr. H. N. Ridley. When we 

 reached the Kangha at the foot of the mountain one of my 

 collectors, whom I had sent on in advance, informed me that 

 an ular saw a, 5 depas in length, had been killed by the 

 Chinese there a few days before. The skin was nailed out 

 along several boards but was unfortunately without the 

 head which the Chinese had chopped off in slaughtering the 

 reptile. We measured the portion that remained however 

 and found it to be 29ft. 10 inches in length so I have no doubt 

 that the dimensions given by my collector of the snake in 

 the flesh were correct. This python had entered a pig-sty 



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