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SOME NOTES ON BIRDS IN SARAWAK. 
underneath; iris a dirty yellow; feet, claws and tarsus 
dull brown ; oil-gland bare. 
Burnesia superciliaris, Salv. 
(The Malayan Wren-warbler.) 
A very common bird, especially seen in open spaces 
along roads and in old lalang patches, where its plaintive 
pipe is very common, and also the curious snapping- 
flicking noise which it seems to make with its tail or wings 
and bill. Feet and tarsus a brownish-yellow; there is a 
slight ring of light brown naked flesh round the margin of 
the eyelids ; iris light brown ; oil-gland small and bare. 
Artanus leuoogaster, Yalenc. 
(The White-bellied Wood-Swalloiv.) 
Not common in Upper Sarawak, but one day I saw three 
or four hawking about in a paddy field. At Bintulu, Baram 
and other places on the coast I saw plenty of these birds, 
and they seemed to like being near houses and villages ; 
often flocks of ten to fifteen were seen on one tree. They 
are said by Malays to be very pugnacious and brave; and 
certainly they have that appearance, with their bullet- 
heads and strong sharp bill. Their flight is curious, and not 
unlike that of a Swallow, and they have triangular wings 
when spread. The bill is blue-grey, darker at the tip, very 
strong, and something like that of a Sparrow, but longer 
and sharper; feet and tarsus slate-grey; iris dark brown. 
Platylophus coronatus, Raffl. 
(The Brown Jay-Shrike.) 
This seems to be quite an uncommon bird in Upper 
Sarawak. The Dayak name is “ Bejampang,” and it is an 
omen bird with the Sea-Dayaks. Bartlett says it is “ rare 
and solitary,” but the only time I have seen it there were 
two together ; later a native brought me one. 
The colour of the bill is black, shading to grey towards 
the base; the feet and claws are blue-grey, large and 
strong; iris brown. 
Dendrophila corallipes, Sharpe. 
(The Coral-legged Nuthatch.) 
A pretty little bird, probably fairly common in old 
jungle; its habits are much the same as those of the 
