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World birdis. Of special interest are the R^d-headcd Tailor Bird 
{Orthotomus ruficeps), and the Black-necked Tailor Bird (0- ntn- 
ffulam), both called Pantat labu in Malay, who make pocket- 
shaped nests of leaves sewn together along the edges and lined 
with cotton or other soft material. Less common in Singapore 
is the Indian Tailor Bird [Sidoria sutoria). 
SHRIKES OR BUTCHERBIRDS. 
The Shrikes or Butcherbirds include a curious looking 
bird from Borneo, the Naked-headed Shrike {Pityrkuis gymmce^ 
phala). Its head is bare, the skin being of a yellow colour ; the 
plumage of throat and thighs i« scarlet and of the rest of the 
body black, 
CROWS. 
The Crows are an almost cosmopolitan family and include 
the True Crows, the Magpies, Jays, Nutcrackers, Choughs and 
Tits. The Jungie Crow or B, gagak {Corvus macrorhynchus) is 
a rare visitor to Singapore island, but is more common further 
north. The Rufous Tree Pie {Dendrocina rtifa), of which a speci- 
men from Burma, presented by Mr. Wilfrid Walker, is exhibited, 
is of chestnut colour, varied with black and white. A pretty 
little bird is the Black and Yellow Tit iPuKUS sultaneus). It is 
only about of the size of a Bulbul, and its plumage is black, 
with the exception of the crown of the head and the abdomen, 
which are golden yellow. The Burmese Jay (Garrulus leucotis] 
is a handsome bird. Its wings are barred with light blue, like 
those of the European Jay. But the most beautiful members 
of this family are two green Magpies, the Cissu chinensk, with 
its bluish green plumage, variegated with black, white and 
brown, of which a specimen from Burma, also presented by 
Mr. Walker, is shown, and the Cissa robimouh from theSelangor 
— Pahang border, with its grass green general plumage and 
bright chestnut wings, (see pi. XII, fig. i.} 
BIRDS OF PARADISE. 
No Birds of Paradise occur in the Malay region : they are 
restricted to New Guinea and the neighbouring islands, to the 
Moluccas, Aru Islands, and Australia. But they are exhibited 
because they are without question the most wonderful of all 
birds, and no Museum of the 'gorgeous East ' would be com- 
plete without them. Close on 8o species are known so far. 
Most visitors to the Museum will be surprised to hear thai the 
