OTHER PEECmKa BIBDS 
The only wren known from the Malay Peninsula is a small 
and rare bird {PuGepyga) found in th^ monsitains. 
The titmice are likewise very scarce as regards species in 
tliis part of the world and are more num^erous in the northern 
parts of the Old World. The two Malayan species are only 
entitled to passing- notice here although one, a striking black 
and yellow species {M clanochlora) was recorded from Singa- 
pore many years ago. 
The nuthatches, crows and huntings all well-known hirds 
to the European must also he dismissed in a few words. The 
two species of nuthatch found on the mainland do not occur 
in Singapore. 
The crows are represented in Singapore by the casual 
appearance of the jungle crow {Cortms coronoides macrorhyn- 
chus). The occurences must be very casual indeed as we 
have not seen a crow in five years residence on the island. 
Many years ago there appears to have been an attempt to 
introduce the house crow of Indta mto Singapore but the 
effort did not meet with success a fact probably not to be 
deplored f 
The single bunting known from Malaya is Emberkia 
aureola and this is only a winter visitor- 
The white-eyes (Fam. Zostefopid€f} are tiny birds of 
greenish-yellow plumage. They owe their English name to 
the presence of a circle of white feathers round the eye. 
Hume's white-eye is recorded from Singapore; numbers of 
live white-eyes are brought into Singapore by Chinese traders 
and sold as cage-birds. 
An oriole occurs not rarely in Singapore. This is the 
black-naped oriole {Orlohts chivevsis bidicns). The adult male 
is entirely bright yellow with black markings but the female 
has the -back tinged with |^reen. In young birds there are thin 
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