ILLUSTRATIONS OF ORNITHOLOGY. 
PERICROCOTUS MINUTUS. 
“Mr. Wilson purchased this beautiful little species from M. 
Verreaux, under the MS. name, ‘ Phcenicornis minutus The 
locality is stated to be Borneo. In the same collection is another 
specimen, also from Borneo, slightly larger, with the wing 2 longer, 
and the beak a mere trifle longer and broader ; but in all other 
respects of form and colour the two birds are identical. I do not, 
therefore, venture to separate them, although M. Verreaux has 
labelled one specimen with the title, ‘ Phcenicornis brevirostris 
minor .’ 
“ The plumage of this bird closely resembles that of the larger 
scarlet and black species of Pericrocotus , viz. — P. speciosus, 
miniatus, jlammeus , and brevirostris , from all of which it is at 
once distinguished by its diminutive size, which does not exceed 
that of the small grey-headed P. peregrinus . 
“ 6. Whole head, neck, and upper hack, deep glossy black ; 
wings black ; first and second primaries plain black ; third and 
fourth with a sub-basal yellowish spot on the inner web ; rest of 
primaries, and all the secondaries, with a large medial patch of 
scarlet covering both webs, but divided by the .black shaft ; greater 
wing-covers largely tipped with scarlet ; tertials plain black ; tail 
black, the four lateral pair of remiges largely terminated with scar- 
let; rump, upper tail-covers, breast, and lower parts, vivid orange 
scarlet; lower-wing covers orange yellow; beak and legs black. 
“ $. Grey above ; wings and tail black, marked with orange 
yellow ; rump and upper tail-covers orange scarlet ; lores, chin, 
and lower parts yellowish. 
“ Total length, 5.7 ; beak to front, 4 ; to gape, 5j ; wing, 7 ; me- 
dial retrices, 2.5; external, i. 4; tarsus, 6; middle toe and claw, 6; 
bind ditto, 4.” — H. E. Strickland. 
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