Ornithology of Borneo. 
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39. Herpornis brunnescens, sp. n. 
<$. H affinis H. xantholeuca , sed magis brunnescens nec vi- 
ridis; loris et facie lateral! omnino cinerascentibus di- 
stinguenda. Long. tot. 4*8 unc., culm. *55, alse 2*7, 
caudse 1*9, tarsi *65. 
A single specimen of tbis undoubtedly new Herpornis was 
obtained at Sarawak by Mr. Wallace, and was named by him 
H. xantholeuca. It is, however, certainly distinct from that 
species, being of an olive-brown colour above, shading into 
green on the rump and tail; the lores and sides of the face 
also are entirely ashy brown, whereas in H. xantholeuca they 
are white, shaded with ashy grey; the tinge of colour on the 
chest and sides of the body is not grey, but brown, in the 
Sarawak bird. No species of Herpornis has been before re¬ 
corded from Borneo; and the genus is not included in Count 
Salvador/s work. 
40. Orthotomus borneonensis. (Plate II. fig. 1.) 
Orthotomus borneonensis , Salvad. Ucc. Born. p. 247. 
“ No. 3. <5 . Jambusan, Sept. 18,1874. Iris Naples yel¬ 
low ; bill horn-brown; legs pale warm brown/-' 
Agrees very well with Count Salvador/s description, all the 
differences alluded to by him as existing between the Bornean 
species and O. sepiurn of Java holding good in Mr. Everett's 
specimen. 
41. Calamodyta dorle. (Plate II. fig. 2.) 
Calamodyta doriee , Salvad, Atti R. Accad. Sc. Tr. iii. p. 
531; id. Ucc. Born. p. 250. 
“No. 21. d? Sibu, Nov. 21, 1874. Iris sepia-brown; 
legs white ; bill dark brown, mandible ochraceous.'” 
The single specimen sent by Mr. Everett agrees very fairly 
with Count Salvadori’s description, excepting that the super¬ 
ciliary streak is olivaceous brown, of the same colour as the 
breast and sides of the body; the cheeks also show traces of 
triangular dusky spots. 
42. Acrocephalus orientalis. 
Acrocephalus orientalis (T. & S.) ; Salvad. 1. c. p. 251. 
“ No. 209. ? . Sibu Island, April 27, 1874. Iris pale 
umber-brown; legs greenish lead-colour; bill blackish.” 
