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FASCICULI MALATENSES 



to be seen hawking insects (chiefly winged termites) and performing 

 wonderful aerial summersaults. The note is a clear melodious whistle, twice 

 repeated with a brief interval between. In Patani species of Dicruridae are 

 known zsAnakdamak or Hamba kSra (Monkey's slave), while in South Perak and 

 Selangor Chawi-chawi is the commoner name.' 



9. Bhringa remifer, (Temm.) 



Bhringa remifer, Sharpe, P.Z.S., 1887, p. 434 ; Bonhote, p. 59 ; Hartert^ p. 580. 



<J , $ ad. Telom, Perak-Pahang border. 3,500-4,000 feet. 19th and 20th January. 



(Nos. 551, 556, 559) 



Five examples from Perak differ constantly from the large series of 

 Bhringa from North India, etc., in having the web on the terminal part of 

 the lengthened outer tail-feathers much narrower, 0*5 inch or less in width. 

 The racket-shaped end is greatly lengthened, and extends much further down 

 the shaft, tapering off gradually towards the base, instead of terminating 

 abruptly. Birds from Sumatra and Java appear to share this peculiarity, but 

 the Museum series is very deficient in examples with complete tails. The 

 name Edolius remifer was given by Temminck to birds from Java and Sumatra, 

 and should no doubt include the birds from Perak ; the northern examples 

 standing as B. teciirostris, Hodgs. 



' In habits similar to the preceding.' 



10. Dissemurus paradiseus (Linn.) 

 Dissemurus paradiseus, Bonhote, p. 59. 



Dissemurus paradiseus paradiseus, Hartert^ pp. 579 and 580. 



$ ad. Nawngchick. 28th November. (No. 484) 



$ , 9ad. Biserat, Jalor. 14th July. (Nos. 277, 286) 



9 ad. et imm. Mabek, Jalor. 22nd and 23rd July. (Nos. 302, 307, 308) 



9 imm. K. Datoh, Tanjong Patani. 3rd October. (No. 408) 



$ , 9 ad. Sungkei, South Perak. 8th and 10th February. (Nos. 620, 622, 645) 



$ ad. Batang Padang, South Perak. 29th January. (No. 604) 



The Larger Racket-tailed Drongo has the iris chestnut or red and the bill 

 and feet black. 



' Widely distributed from the sea-coast to the thick central jungles, but 

 not ascending the hills to any considerable elevation.' 



ORIOLIDAE 



11. Oriolus consanguineus, Wardlaw-Ramsay. 



Oriolus consanguineus, S/iarpe, P.Z.S., 1887, p. 434 ; Bon/iote, p. 59. 



$ ad. Telom, Perak-Pahang border. 19th January (No. 548) 



