OTHER PERCHING BIRDS 
black Streaks on the breast. The length is about ii inches. 
This oriole spends the summer in China, Mongolia, etc. 
coming south in the winter but a few birds certainly stay over 
the summer in Singapore although perhaps they do not breed. 
One or two orioles kept in the vicinity of Sepoy Lines for the 
whole of 1925 and could be seen or heard in every mouth. 
Another local bird very familiar in appearance to Enropcans 
on account of its strong resemblance to the "titlark" is the 
Malayan pipit (Ant hits richardi malaycnjsis). This is indeed so 
like the meadow pipit of Great Britain that it requires no 
further description. It is fairly common in Singapore. Cer- 
tain other *'passeres*' may be noticed in Siiif^apore but we can, 
on account of our limited space^ do Uttlf more than mention 
them here. 
Several '*yeIlow" wagtails occur as migrants (no **pied" 
species is known locally). The commonest of these is Motacitla 
fiava siniillima biu another bird with a much longer tail is also 
met with. This latter is the eastern representative of the well- 
known grey-wagtail of Britain. Yet another wagtail, but this 
time a tree haunting bird rather than a g^round lover occurs as 
a visitor. This is the forest-wagtail {Ifcitdronathus 'tidicus). 
Seen in the trees its characteristic features are the very pale 
breast with conspicuous black markings on the throat. 
The only bullfuich known from Malaya is restricted to the 
mountains of the mainland. 
Certain starlings with white in their phnnage may be seen 
in Singapore. These belong to *lie genus Shtf uict and it woultl 
appear that their ranks are swollen by the addition of escaped 
cag^e-birds for they are very popular as pets. 
With the exception of the tailor-birds already mentioned 
very few warblers are known from the island. In grass-lands 
a tiny heavily streaked species of Cist; cola may sometimes 
be seen but it is not very common. More numerous in 
such localities is a wren-warbler, Btmiesia fiaviventr'ts which 
is not streaked, has a longish tail and yellowish underf>arts. A 
bird very hke the willow- warbler and chiffchaff of the British 
Tsles may be seen in the winter. This may he known as the 
Arctic willow- warbler, Phylhscof^its horralis.. 
