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FASCICULI MALATENSES 



' The commonest of the Sun-birds throughout the Peninsula, and found in 

 every garden and native village, but not in jungle. In these localities it feeds, 

 as noted above, on the cocoa-nut palms and on the flowers of Hibiscus, but 

 among the Casuarinas on the sea coast it is often found in great numbers, and 

 in this case is probably attracted by small insects found on the cones and in 

 the crevices of the bark. Malay name, Burong blacham? 



29. Aethopyga wrayi, Sharpe 

 Aethopyga wrayi, Sharpe, P.Z.S., 1887, p. 440, pi. xxxviii, fig. 2, 1888, 

 p. 277 ; Hartert, p. 573. 



$ ad. Gunong Berumban, Perak. 5,000 feet. 28th January. (No. 602) 

 A male of Wray's Sun-bird. 



' Very common at times among low shrubs and bamboos at high 

 elevations, but very difficult to secure uninjured, chiefly owing to its 

 extraordinary tameness and curiosity.' 



DICAEIDAE 



30. Prionochilus ignicapillus, Eyton. 

 Prionochilus ignicapillus, Sharpe, P.Z.S., 1888, p. 277. 



$ vix ad. Bukit Besar, Nawngchik. 2,500 feet. 10th May. (No. 87) 



The Crimson-breasted Flower-pecker has the iris reddish-brown, the bill 

 black, and the feet lead-colour. In the present instance the green-edged 

 primaries characteristic of immaturity are still retained. 



' It frequents the tops of the high trees in flocks of five or six individuals.' 



31. Dicaeum cruentatum, (Linn.) 

 Dicaeum cruentatum, Bonhote, p. 65. 



$ ad. Patani. 14th June and I oth October. (Nos. 1 87, 443) 



$ ad. Nawngchik. 27th November. (No. 4S0) 



$ ad. Gedong, South Perak. 8th January. (No. 505) 



The Scarlet-backed Flower-pecker has the iris brown and the bill and 

 feet black. 



' An open-country and coastal form ; very abundant at Patani among 

 the Cashews. Known to the Malays in old-folk tales ; it is an important 

 figure as the Burong supa Patri (Princess-bird).' 



