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Mr. R. B. Sharpe’s Contributions to the 
[Shot in the early part of the N.E. monsoon in the Casu- 
arinas lining the shore of the Bintnlu coast.—A. E.] 
This is the first recorded occurrence of the species in 
Borneo. 
Hemipus obscurus (Horsf.). 
My io testes obscurus, Salvad. t. c. p. 156. 
a. £ . Bintnlu. Iris dark brown; hill and feet jet-black. 
b. $ . Bintulu. Iris chocolate. 
Pityriasis gymnocephala (Temm.); Salvad. t. c. p. 159. 
[One of the rarest birds in Sarawak. I saw one specimen 
at the mouth of the Skarang river; and my hunters were so 
fortunate as to come across a large flock on the hills near 
Marup, out of which they secured a dozen specimens (April 
1871). After each discharge of the guns the flock returned 
to the same spot until a wounded bird cried out, when they 
all flew off. An examination of the contents of the gizzards 
in several individuals, showed that their food consisted of ar¬ 
boreal Orthoptera, cockroaches, beetles, and some large green 
larvae. In one of the males the testes, which are yellow., 
were as large as ordinary peas, the left being the larger; in 
the others the organs were of the usual dimensions. None 
of the females exhibited enlarged embryos in the ovaria. The 
caeca coli were present and were non-adherent. In two of the 
male specimens the auricular patch was red instead of black, 
although they were apparently mature birds.—A. E.] 
Dissemurus brachyphorus, Temm.; Salvad. t. c. p. 154. 
a. $ . Matang, June 1875. Iris brownish red. 
[Universally distributed and very common.—A. E.] 
Pjlatysmurus aterrimus (Temm.); Salvad. t.c. p. 279. 
a, b. $ $ . Bintulu, Oct. 1875. Iris crimson; bill and 
feet black. 
["Procured also at Belida and Marup.—A. E.] 
Oriolus xanthonotus, Horsf.; Salvad. t. c. p. 277. 
a . £. Bintulu. Pairing. Iris crimson; bill burnt-sienna 
brown; legs leaden. 
[Gunong trahn, Marup, Bintulu, &c. A female shot at 
