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faint red in a ring round the larger end, the ground being white. The nest was neatly lined 
with dry grass inside, and exteriorly was roughly put together with bamboo-leayes and rush.” 
I give these details as given by Mr. Everett, hut at the same time must say that I feel convinced 
that he was deceived, and that the present species does not lay spotted eggs, nor build a nest as 
described by him. 
In the preparation of the above article I have examined the following specimens : — 
B Mus. H. B. Dresser. 
a. $ . Malacca, 1877 (H. Kelham). b, ? ; c, ad.; d, juv. Malacca. 
B Mus. Brit. 
a. Tenasserim (Packman), b, $ ■ Tenasserim, 8th December, 1870 (E. TV. Oates), c. Singapore, d. Malacca 
(Harvey), e. Malacca, April 1854 (Cantor). /, $. Malacca, 1854 (A. R. Wallace), g. Penang (Gould coll), 
h. Sumatra, i, $ • Sumatra, 1861 (A. R. Wallace), k. Borneo. I. Pusan, Borneo (A. Everett), m. Borneo 
(Sir J. Brooke), n. Labuan (H. Low), o, juv. Tagora, Sarawak, May 1875 (Everett). 
B Mus. Tweeddale. 
a, b, c, d, e,f, ad. ; g, juv. Malacca, 1873 and 1874 (TVardlaw Ramsay) . h, $ . Mount Ophir, Malacca, 11th August 
1873 (W. Ramsay), i, k. Sumatra (Bock). I, J 1 ; m, n , <$; o, $ . Sumatra, September 1878 (Bock), 
p, q, S • Sumatra, October 1878 (Bock), r, juv. Lampong, Sumatra (Bock), s, $ . Sarawak, Borneo, 10th 
January, 1870. 
B Mus. Baris. 
a, b, ad. ; c, juv. Sumatra (Duvaucel). d. Borneo (Toussaint). 
