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SOME NOTES ON BIRDS IN SARAWAK. 
brown. The female of this species has a much duller 
plumage. The bill, feet, tarsus and iris are the same. 
Chalcoparia phcenicotis, Temm. 
(The Ruby-cheeked Sunbird.) 
Seems to be rather uncommon. Maxilla black; man¬ 
dible brown, shading to yellow at the base ; feet and tarsus 
dark brown, slightly yellow at the soles ; oil-gland bare ; 
iris dark brown. 
Munia brunneiceps, Wald. 
(The Brown-headed Weaver.) 
One of the commonest birds in Sarawak, but not so 
common as U. fuscans, with which species they are usually 
found associated in large flocks or singly. They frequent 
open spaces, especially fields and clearings; they are 
rather more shy than U. fuscans, and fly up with a whirr 
and a shrill “ peep, peep.” The bill is very powerful, 
pale blue, with the nostril a small hole at the base ; the 
edges of both mandibles are turned in in a curious way, 
especially the lower ; the upper forms a curious V into the 
forehead. Iris black or dark brown. The feet and claws 
are grey-blue. 
Uroloncha fuscans, 'Cass. 
(The Little Black Weaver.) 
One of the commonest birds in Upper Sarawak, to be 
found in all open spaces, roads, &c. Takes short flights, 
often in flocks of ten to twenty ; may also often be seen 
flying high overhead. The cry is a shrill “pee, pee.” 
The feathers are all brown, but the back and wings have a 
faint marking in different shades of brown which give the 
colouring something of an appearance of hammered silver. 
Nests in bushes such as pepper vines, and I have also seen 
a nest in the eaves of a house. The nest is of fine grass, 
an oblong ball with a hole at the end ,* the eggs are white, 
three to five in a nest. 
The young are darker when fully fledged, and the bill is 
black, but white to cream at the gape; feet and claws a 
dirty brown. 
Eulabes javanensis, Osb. 
(The Javan Mynah.) 
A common bird, usually seen in pairs, but often in flocks 
of four to seven. Tarsus and feet bright yellow. The bird 
