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25. Arachnothera magna, Hodg-s. 

 Arachnothera magna, S/iarpe, P.Z.S., 1887, p. 441. 



? ad. Semangko Pass, Selangor-Pahang border. 2,700 feet. 1 6th May and November. 



The Large Spider-hunter has the iris dark brown, the bill black, the 

 tomia dull yellow, and the feet bright gamboge. 



' Very abundant on a flowering bamboo in company with Aethopygu 

 wrayi? 



26. Arachnothera crassirostris, (Reichenb.) 

 Arachnothera crassirostris, Bonhote, p. 64. - 



$ ad. Gedong, South Perak. 7th January. (No. 499) 



The Thick-billed Spider-hunter has the iris hazel, the bill black, horn- 

 coloured at base, and the feet flesh-coloured with the soles orange. 



27. Anthothreptes hypogrammica, (S. Mull.) 

 Anthreptes hypogrammica, Hartert, p. 574. 



$ ad. Bukit Besar, Nawngchik. 2nd May. (No. 24) 



The Blue-naped Sun-bird has the iris brown, the bill black, and the feet 

 olive-brown, yellow on the soles. 



' It was met with on a flowering tree in the early morning. 



'Apparently a strictly jungle species and evidently rare, as only a single 

 specimen was collected or even seen.' 



28. Anthothreptes malaccensis, (Scop. 

 Anthothreptes malaccensis, Bonhote, p. 65. 

 Anthreptes malaccensis, Hartert, p. 573. 



$ imm. Patani. 19th June. 



$, 9 ad. Ban Sai Kau. 25th May. 



$ imm. Jambu, Jhering. 5th and 6th June. (Nos. 150, 158) 



$ , 9 ad. Sungkei, South Perak. 7th and 9th February. (Nos. 625, 634) 



The Brown-throated Sun-bird was feeding on the inflorescence of the 

 cocoa-nut palms. 



The iris is chestnut or brown, the bill black in the male, with the tip 

 and base of the lower mandible bluish in the female, the legs greenish, and 

 the soles orange. 



