AMPEIJD.i?:. 
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Length of tarsus, 1| inch. 
„ of middle toe, 1 incli 2 lines. 
„ of hallux, 8 lines. 
Not a very common bird in Labuan ; we have occasionally 
seen them in pairs, keeping about dead felled wood, and 
, moving with a short low flight ; one in which the scarlet was 
wanting was, probably, the female. It cries loudly and fre- 
quently before rain, and is, on this account, called by the 
Malays Ujan Ujan, “rain rain; one which we shot in a 
mangrove swamp had its stomach full of small shrimps. 
Sub-fam. Turdinae. 
Gen. Turdus. 
Tiirdua modestiis (Eyton, Proc. Z. S. 1839). 
Above ; uniform olivaceous brown ; greater wing-covers slightly 
tipped with white. 
Below; belly and tail-covers white, flanks and breast light ferru- 
ginous colour. 
Eyebrow white ; throat white with longitudinal cinereous spots ; 
ears, sides of the head, and lower throat, cinereous. 
Length, something more than 9 inches. 
„ of bill from gape, 1 1 lines. 
,, of bill front, 8J- lines. 
„ of wings, 4 inches 1 1 lines. 
„ of tail, inches, 
„ of tarsus, 1 inch 1 line. 
„ of hallux, 9 lines.' 
„ of middle toe, 1 inch. 
A small flock of these birds frequented some trees near the 
north-eastern point of Labuan for several days ; they fed on 
fruit ; but in other respects, when alive, much resembled the 
Redwing in habits and appearance. 
Fam.. AmpelidEB. 
Sub-fam. Dicruiinae. 
Gen. Irena. 
Irona puella. 
Male ; black, crown of the head, nape, back, scapulars, lesser wiiig- 
covers, and upper and lower tail-covers brilliant blue, tail-covers long. 
Female ; dusky greenish blue ; wings and tail brownish black 
tinged with the blue colour. 
Length, 9 inches. 
