POMATORHINUS MONTANUS. 
the anterior parts of the neck, are black, with an obscure tint of gray. The throat, 
the breast, a narrow streak extending from the base of the bill over the eye to the 
neck, and the abdomen at the lowest part, are pure white. On the lateral parts of 
the neck, the black and white portions are separated by a defined line ; but on the 
other parts, the tints pass irregularly into each other. The plumes of the lower parts 
of the back and of the hypochondria* are lengthened, and the loosely diffused silky 
barbs are provided at the base with a down of a plumbeous colour, which also 
appears on the thighs. The general colour of the bill is yellow, but the upper 
mandible has a black mark, broad at the base, including the nares, and tending to 
a point in the middle of the bill The hides are yellowish white, the feet brown 
with a plumbeous hue, and the claws have a pale horny colour. The entire length 
of our bird is eight inches, its weight nine drams. The wings are of moderate 
length, and the tail projects about two inches beyond them. The tarsi are elongated 
and rather slender. The claws are sharp, and strongly compressed The posterior 
toe is robust, and its claw proportionally large and strong; in this character our 
bird is analagous to the PhUedatu. The attitude and proportions of our bird are 
accurately given in the figure; and it is presumed that the details will clearly 
illustrate the characters by which it is distinguished, as well from Cinnyris as 
from Philedon. 
The Pomatorhinus montanus belongs to those tribes of birds, which in Java 
are found exclusively in forests, covering mountains that have an elevation of about 
7000 feet above the level of the ocean. It never migrates from these into the lower 
regions. Although necessarily confined in its range, and limited to the distant coni- 
cal summits of a series of mountains that extends longitudinally through the Island, it 
is very abundant in particular places. I met with it at various points ; but the cold 
climate of the Mountain Merbaboo, one of the highest peaks in the central part of 
Java, and the smnmit of Mount Prahu, both of which exceed the elevation above 
mentioned, appeared its favourite places of residence. Here it builds its nest on 
high trees. Its food is plentifully supplied by the berries of various species of 
Rubus, as well as by the fruits of numerous vegetables, winch cover these elevated 
districts. About the middle of the day, our bird is seen, through the openings of 
the forest, in small flocks ; it then emits incessantly a loud note, in imitation of 
which the natives have applied to it the name of Bokkeek. 
