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TAHAN EXPEDITION. 



m. RHOPODYTES DIARDI (Less.). 

 Rhopodytes diardi, Grant, p. 103. 



a. in. Kuala Tembeling, Pahang River. 200 ft. 23rd August, 1005. (Xo. 

 580). 



127. UROCOCCYX ERYTHROGXATH t'S (Hartl.). 



Urococcyx erythrognathus, Grant, p. 104. 



a., b. m. Kuala Teku, Talian River. 500-1,000 ft. July, 1908. (Xos. 437, 

 452). 



c, d. /. Kuala Tembeling, Pahang River. 200 ft. August, 1905. (Xos. 546, 

 586). 



Iris, white; orbital skin, crimson-orange; bill, pale sea-green, 

 crimson at the base of the lower mandible ; feet, greenish-lead. 



The iris of this bird varies much iu colour, being either white, 

 yellow, orange or dull brown. 



128. RHIXORTHA CHLOROPELEA (Raffl.). 



Rhinortha chlorophsea, Grant, p. 104. 



a., b. m. Kuala Teku, Tahan River. 500-1,000 ft. August. 1905. (Xos. 503, 

 520). 



c.-e. m.etf. Kuala Tembeling, Pahang River. 200 ft. August, 1905. (Nos. 

 547, 554, 597). 



Male. — Iris, brown ; bill, sea-green ; orbital space, silvery greenish ; 

 feet, slate-colour. 



[I have nothing to add to Davison's notes on the habits of this 

 species, except that in the Malay Peninsula it is far commoner in 

 scrubby jungle near villages than in virgin forest. — H. C. R.] 



129. ZAXCLOSTOMUS JAVANICUS (Horsf.) . 



Zanclostomus javanicus, Grant, p. 104. 



a., b. m.,f. Gunong Tahan (6th Camp). 3,300 ft. June, 1905. (Xos. 61, 

 64). 



c. /. Kuala Teku, Tahan River. 500-1,500 ft, 28th July, 1905. (Xo. 432). 

 Iris, white ; bill, red ; feet, greenish lead-colour. 



ISO. CEXTROPUS RECTUXGUIS, Stkickl. 



Centropus rectunguis, Shelley, Cat. Birds, Brit. Mus., xix., p. 343 

 (1891). 



a. m. Kuala Tembeling, Pahang River. 200 ft. 19th August, 1905. (Xo. 

 530). 



Iris, red ; bill and feet, black. 



This specimen has not completed its moult and the wings and tail 

 are not full grown. 



[The habits of all the species of Crow-Pheasant are practi- 

 cally identical. They frequent the outskirts of villages, low scrub 

 and stretches of lalang grass, being specially abundant along the 

 railways. — H. C. E.] 



