BIRDS OF THE LARUT HILLS. 25 
cessant “ twit-twit, twit-twit!”’ very like the note of an Eng- 
lish nuthatch. Owing to its turning its head from side to side 
while calling, these monutonous notes seem to come from a 
different direction every minute, and even when one has suc- 
ceeded in locating the bird more or less exactly it is impossible to 
see it owing to its small size, leaf-green colour, and its habit of 
keeping absolutely motionless (except for turning its head 
about) as long as it is calling. You may clap your hands, shout 
and throw stones into the tree as much as you like, but you 
won't get it to move, much less take wing and give a flying 
shot. Iftwoof you are shooting together, however, things 
are simplified considerably. You put the other gun on the far 
side of the tree and fire three or four shots at hazard into the 
top of it. Then at last the little barbet elects to move, and the 
other man gets a very high snap shot at a diminutive bird fly- 
ing very jerkily away, which he may hit, but is much more likely 
not to! 
All four birds I have obtained thus have been males. (2.) 
85. Cyanops oorte.- (S. Miill.) 
Common: my specimens were obtained from 2,500 to 4,000 
feet. (4.) 
86. Chotorhea chrysopogon. (Temm.) 
Gold Whiskered Barbet. Common: from the foot of the 
hills to over 8000 feet.  (3.) 
87. Calorhamphus hayi. (Gray.) 
The Brown Barbet. Fairly common. Low country and up 
to 8500 feet; generally in parties ; rather sluggish in its move- 
ments. (4.) 
88. Merops sumatranus, Raffles. 
The Sumatran Bee-eater. 
Flocks of this Bee-eater were met with up to 2000 feet (1.) 
89. MNyctiornis anictus, (Temm.) 
The Red-bearded Bee-eater. 
