THE LARGER BLUE-WINCeD 1*1TTA 
Other habits ,—\cry little seems to have been recorded 
about the habits. It is apparently resident wherever found. 
The food consists of molluscs and insects. 
Other Fitfas 
Three other species of pitta are known from the island, 
but of these we doubt if the Malayan scarlet pitta (Fitta 
coccinca) will ever occur again within onr limits. It is a 
handsome bird with bright blue upper parts and mostly rich 
red below. The other two species are very like P. mcgarhyncha 
already described but one, the lesser blue-winged pitta, Pitta 
cyanopUra, has a broad dark streak down the centre of the 
brown crown and the other Pitta ciicuUaia, has the head and 
neck all black. Examples of both these species have come 
to hand of recent years and indeed P. cyanoptera is not 
uncommon at times in Singapore. 
It only occurs as a migrant : we have at times seen it in 
the Botanic Gardens, but cannot improve on Ridley's brief but 
very accurate sentence, "Like all ant-thrushes it remains con- 
cealed in the bushes the whole day. usually hopping about the 
g^round. If the thicket is a small one the bird is easily 
approached as it will not leave the shade unless absolutely 
compelled, hut just after dark it begins its loud call, and will 
come up quite close, even from a considerable distance, if it is 
imitated, During^ the night it is silent, but commences to call 
again just before sunrise, ceasing when the sun is up". 
