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quills being black on their inner webs ; the lower part of the wings 
and tail are blue-green, the primaries, however, being here black on 
the outside and blue-green on the inside. 
Length, nearly 5 inches. 
„ of bill from gape, about half an inch. 
„ of bill from front, nearly 7 lines. 
„ of wings, inches. 
„ of tail, inch, 
„ of tarsus, 4 lines. 
„ of middle toe, 7 lines. 
„ of hallux, 4| lines. 
Not a common species in Labuan, tliougli very abundant 
on the main-land of Borneo. In Java they are said to be very 
destructive to the cane-plantations, and one which we kept in 
a cage for some time fed chiefly on sugar-cane ; he became 
very tame, and when his cage was hung out in the verandah a 
wild one would often come into a neighbouring tree and an- 
swer his calls ; the note is a low chirp. 
Fam. Pid(la3. 
Sub-fam. Capitoninae. 
Gen. Megalaima. 
Megalainm versicolor (Gray). 
liucco versicolor (Raffles). 
Barbu bigarre (Temm,). 
Fanggil Panggil (Malay name). 
General colour green, darker above than below ; crown of the 
head scarlet, each feather towards the hind head being narrowly bor- 
dered with black at the point j above the eyes is a stripe of bright 
blue ; ears and side of the head black, with a small spot of red just 
below the eyes : below the hinder part of the ears is a large spot of 
yellow, below which again is another of red ; chin and throat blue; 
bill and feet black. 
Length, about 9h inches. 
„ of bill from gape, 2 inches. 
„ of bill from front, 1 inch 7 lines. 
Width of bill at the gape, 1 inch 1 line. 
Length of wings, 4 inches 8 lines. 
„ of tail, 2 inches 8 lines. 
„ of tarsus, barely 1 inch. 
„ of middle toe, 1 inch 1 line. 
„ of versatile toe, 1 1 lines. 
We have not had an opportunity of observing the habits 
