120 A COLLECTION OF BIRDS FROM N. E. SUMATRA 



SYLVIIDAE. 



189. Acrocephalus orientalis, Temni. and Scheg. 



4 $ , 2 $ , Polonia, Deli, N. E. Sumatra, 14th February — 

 17th March 1917 [No. 15, 23, 25, 24, 152-3 1 



Wing, $ , 80, 83, 82, 82 ; 2 , 78, 79. 

 A winter migrant also common in the Malay Peninsula 

 during that season. 



190. Burnesia flaviventris(Deless.). 



Robinson and Kloss, p. 220. 



3 $ , Polonia, Deli, N. E. Sumatra, 16th May— 15th July 



1917 [Nob. 618. 694, — ]. 

 Wing, $., 46, 47, 48, mm. 



191. Cisticola cisticola(Temm.). 



Robinson- and Kloss, p. 218; Hartert, p. 213. 

 6,9, Polonia, Deli, N. E. Sumatra, 19th Julv 1916— 



14th June 1917 [Nos. 637, 661, 702]. 

 $ , Toentoengan, Deli, X. E. Sumatra, 8th February 1918 



[No. 779 J. 

 Wing, $ , 46. 5, 49 ; $ , 50 mm. 



192. Orthotomus ruficeps(Less.). 



Robinson and Kloss, p. 218. 



? Kampong Amplas, Deli, N. E. Sumatra, 22nd July 

 1916. 



Wing, 41 mm. 



This bird agrees with one from Korinchi in having the 

 tail blackish brown not chestnut, and the external aspect of 

 the wings paler. The birds are presumably immature as is 

 shown by the indeterminate border of the chestnut of the head. 

 The determination is open to doubt. 



193. Orthotomus cineraceus, Blyth. 



Hartert, p. 213. 

 $ , Polonia, Deli, N. E. Sumatra 10th October 1917 [No. 



555]. 

 S ad., $ imm., Toentoengan, Deli, N. E. Sumatra, 14th 

 January 19 18— 12th November 1917 [Nos. 915, 590]. 

 9 , Tandjong Slamat, Langkat, N. E. Sumatra, 18th 



February 1918 [No. 1010]. 

 Wing, $ , 49, $ , 48, 45 mm. 



The male, presumably immature, has the undersurface, 

 especially the belly, almost white and the subterminal dark 

 bar on the tail very pronounced. 



194. Phylloscopus borealis (Bias.). 



Robinson and Kloss, p. 218. 



? Deli Toewa, Deli, N. E. Sumatra, 30th March 1917 



£No. 236 J. 

 Wing, 63 mm. 



A winter visitor of which not many specimens seem to 

 be on record from Sumatra. 



Jour. Straits Branch 



