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APPENDIX. 
Chlorocharis, gen. n. 
Genus simile generi “ Cyanoderma ” dicto, sed cauda magis quadrata nec rotundata. 
The type is 
116. Chlorocharis emili^e, sp. n., Sharpe. 
Adult male. General colour above light olive-green, the lesser and median coverts like the back ; 
greater coverts, bastard-wing, primary-coverts, quills, and tail-feathers dusky blackish, edged with the 
same colour as the back, a little brighter and more olive-yellow on the primary-coverts and quills ; crown 
of head dusky brown, washed with olive-green ; the occiput and nape like the back ; base of forehead 
washed with olive-yellow ; lores and feathers above and below the eye black ; a distinct eyebrow of olive- 
yellow ; eyelid black ; sides of face, ear-coverts, and cheeks olive-yellow, rather greener posteriorly, like 
the sides of the neck ; throat and under surface of body pale olive-green, yellower on the centre of the 
breast, abdomen, and under tail-coverts ; sides of body, flanks, and thighs light olive-green ; under wing- 
coverts and axillaries whitish, edged with olive-yellow, the edge of the wing green ; quills below dusky, 
ashy white along the inner edge. Total length 5’5 inches, culmen 0’7, wing 2‘75, tail 2*1, tarsus 085. 
Adult female. Similar to the male. Total length 5 inches, culmen 07, wing 2'6, tail 1 '9, tarsus 09. 
[The first notice I find of this species is in Mr. St. John’s book, ‘ Life in the Forests of the Far East,’ 
where he mentions, during his first expedition to this mountain, that “ the Ida’an (Dusuns), during the 
day, amused themselves in trying to secure some small twittering birds, which looked like Canaries, with 
a green tint on the edges of their wings, but were unsuccessful. They shot innumerable pellets from 
their blowpipes, but did not secure one. In fact, they did not appear to use this instrument with any 
skill.” This note was made nearly thirty years ago, and it was only in the beginning of 1888 that the 
first of these “ twittering birds ” was sent to this country. I met with this species at from 6000 to 
12,000 feet on Kina Balu; it frequents the low trees in small flocks, and is, perhaps, the commonest bird 
after 7000 feet. I shot a young bird on the 12th of February which had not long left the nest ; it is 
coloured much the same as the adult, but is less vivid. 
Eye hazel ; upper mandible brown, nostrils black, lower mandible pale yellowish orange ; feet 
brown, toes more yellowish, claws brown.] 
117. Macronus ptilosus, J. & S. 
[This, though common, is a really beautiful bird. It frequents the low growth in old forest, in the 
thickest and most entangled places. Is found only a few hundred feet up on the spurs of Kina Balu. 
It makes a large nest, which is hidden away in the thick rank undergrowth. The nest is a loosely con¬ 
structed ball of dead leaves, lined inwardly with fine roots, and the entrance is often somewhat hidden 
with fresh green moss stuck in the nest. The eggs are three, and glossy white. The nest was taken on 
the 17th January. Axis 08 inch, diam. 6'6. 
The native name is “ Konkut Landak ” (porcupine). Konkut is the native name of all Timeliine 
birds ; the name “ landak ” is applicable to the long white-stemmed feathers which stream from the sides 
and back. 
Bill and feet black ; skin round the eye and bare space on the sides of the neck dark French blue. 
These bare spaces are also found on the neck of Stachyris maculata, which has also long feathers on the 
back ; so perhaps these genera are only slightly removed.] 
118. Alcippe cinerea, Blyth. 
[Found on Kina Balu up to 2000 feet.] 
119. Brachypteryx erythrogyna, sp. n. *, Sharpe. 
Adult male. Entirely dark indigo-blue ; wings black, externally dark indigo ; tail-feathers black ; 
* f pvdpus , ruler ; yvrfi , femina . 
