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Mr. R. B. Sharpens Contributions to the 
are globular, yellow, and nearly equal; kidneys equally de¬ 
veloped. The gizzard in a male shot July 23, 1874, contained 
remains of neuroptera; and that of another male shot in Bin- 
tulu in November was crammed with the pulp and hard woody 
core of some wild fruit.—A. E.] 
Brachypodius immaculatus, Sharpe, Ibis, 1876, p. 39. 
[Gunong Trahn, Tagora, Sibu, Bintulu, &c. This bird is 
sufficiently common in many parts of the territory, affecting 
open spaces with their thickets of second growth rather than 
the old forest. I found them abundant in March 1875 at 
Jambusan, flying about all through the heat of the day, and 
usually in pairs. They are very restless, never settling long 
in one place, and continually utter a sharp clicking note as 
they fly. A female killed at Trahn in June had the stomach 
full of a fruit resembling red currants. The tongue is plain, 
with apical slit. Observed at a height of 3000 feet on the 
Matang mountains.—A. E.] 
Criniger pmocephalus (Hartl.); Sharpe, Ibis, 1876, 
p. 40. 
a. $. Tagora, May 1875. Iris burnt sienna; legs bright 
horn-brown. 
Tricholestes minutus (Hartl.); Salvad. t. c. p. 205, tav. v. 
fig. 1. 
a. S • Tagora, May 1875. Iris pale sepia-brown; bill 
pale leaden; legs and feet light yellowish brown. 
Criniger gutturalis (Bp.); Salvad. t. c. p. 206. 
a. S • Labang, about 40 miles up the Bintulu river. Legs 
purplish ; iris indian-red ; bill dirty lead-colour. 
b. $ . Bintulu. Iris orange-brown; legs and feet yellow- 
brown ; bill blackish, pale at base. Fruit in stomach. 
These birds, along with Trichophoropsis typus and Hypsi - 
petes malaccensis, are all found together in tolerable abun¬ 
dance in the swampy jungle skirting the coast. 
Iora scapularis, Horsf. ; Salvad. t. c. p. 190. 
a. Kuching. 
b. £ . Jambusan. Iris white; legs and bill pale leaden. 
