20 
AYES. 
Length of middle toe, 6 lines. 
„ of hallux, lines. 
According to Mr, Temrainck this bird is not found in Borneo, 
and we have only met with one specimen in Lahuan ; he says 
that the specimens which he has received from Sumatra differ 
slightly from those from J ava — the bird from which the above 
description is taken agrees with that given by him of the Su- 
matra variety. 
Sub-fam. Erj'tbacinse. 
Gen, Copsychus. 
Copsychus Stricklandii. ■ 
Above ; back, nape, sides of the head, and forehead, glossy blue 
black ; crown, rump and tail-covers, pure white. 
Below j chin and throat black, thence to the tail rufous orange. 
Wings ; black. 
Tail ; the centre feathers black, the three outer feathers on each 
side, pure white, excepting that the inner one of these three has a 
black stripe running up the inner web. 
Bill ; black. 
Legs and feet ; dusky reddish yellow. 
Length, 10 inches. 
„ of bill from gape, lines. 
„ of bill from front, 9 lines. 
„ of wings, 4 inches. 
„ of tail, 5 inches. 
„ of tarsus, 1 inch 1 line. 
„ of middle toe, 10 lines. 
„ of hallux, 9 lines. 
This species of Oopsyebus is not in the collection of the 
British Museum, nor have we been able to refer it to any 
described species. It is very abundant in Lahuan, but from 
its shy habits is rarely seen ; its song is superior to that of 
any English warbler, with the exception of the Nightingale, 
and in pow'er of voice it surpasses even that. A person 
w^alking in the more solitary parts of the jungle is sure to 
hear it, though it would probably be long before he could 
detect the musician ; the song is like a mixture of that of 
the Thrush and Nightingale, with occasionally a clear ringing 
note often repeated ; now and then it utters a chatter some- 
thing like a Magpie, but possibly this is the note of the 
