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We have not any record of late of the discovery of diamonds 

 in the Peninsula, but where is the Strait of Tanjam ? Is it a 

 perversion of Tanjong, and if so which Cape is it ? 



-H. N. R. 



DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF JUNGLE 

 FOWL, SAID TO COME FROM BORNEO. 



The specimen from which this description is taken was in 

 confinement in the Botanic Gardens, Singapore, and was 

 obtained in 1S90 from a Malay dealer who had two of them 

 (both males) for sale, and who said they came from Borneo. 

 I have named this species G alius violaceus on account of the 

 conspicuous violet gloss of the hackles and tail feathers, which 

 is the most distinguishing feature of the bird. This beautiful 

 jungle fowl resembles G alius Darius of Java in having only 

 a single throat wattle and in the hackles being; round ended 

 instead of lance shaped as in the other members of the genus. 

 It however differs from G. varius in having a serrated comb, 

 and in its colouring. 



D esc ript to n of A du It Ma le. 



Comb large and serrated. Throat wattle single. A yellowish 

 patch edged with purplish blue at each side of throat wattle. 

 Neck hackles rounded at the ends ; not lance shaped, and of 

 a beautiful metallic violaceous purple, each feather very nar- 

 rowly edged with black. Lower feathers of the neck shot 

 with metallic green. Wings. — Primaries black slightly glossed 

 with invisible green. Secondaries black, broadly edged with 

 dull chestnut on the outer w T ebs. Greater wing coverts black, 

 glossed with invisible green, the uppermost row broadly 

 edged on both webs with deep red brown, those of the 

 secondaries slightly edged outwardly with chestnut. Median 

 coverts and scapularies bright chestnut shaded with black. 

 Lesser coverts dark green edged with black and some of the 

 feathers glossed with metallic purple. Feathers of the back 



