24 Contributions to the Ornithology of Borneo . 
Gallinago stenura (Kuhl) ; Salvad. t. c. p. 335. 
a . Sibu, February 1875. 
Ardea purpurea, L.; Salvad. t. c . p. 345. 
a. Bintulu, Oct. 23, 1875. Iris bright yellow; tibia and 
back of tarsus light greenish yellow, front of tarsus and upper 
surface of foot shining black, under surface of foot ochreous; 
bill dark horn-brown, the under mandible chrome-yellow; 
base of bill and naked skin, including the eyelids, greenish 
yellow. 
[An uncommon bird in Sarawak, seen during the N.E. 
monsoon. The above specimen is a very young bird.— 
A. E.] 
Ardetta sinensis (Gm.); Salvad. t. c. p. 354. 
a. $ . Bintulu. Iris golden-yellow; bill bright yellow,, 
tinged with green; the culmen black; legs yellowish green. 
Porzana pygMjEA (Naum.); Swinh. P. Z. S. 1871, p. 414. 
a. Silai, Bintulu. Iris pale brick-red; bill dull sap- 
green ; legs dark greenish brown. 
This Crake, which is doubtless a migrant from the Chinese 
coast, has never been procured in Borneo before. 
-^-Mareca penelope (L.); Swinh. P. Z. S. 1871, p. 418. 
a. $ . Bintulu. Iris grey-brown; bill and feet dark 
greenish lead-colour. 
[This was shot in November 1875 as it was swimming about 
in a small creek in front of the fort at Bintulu.—A. E.] 
The present species is here recorded for the first time from 
Borneo, and is not included in Count Salvador's work. 
-/-Daeila acuta (L.) ; Swinh. P. Z. S. 1871, p. 418. 
a. $. Bintulu, Nov. 18, 1875. Iris dark brown; bill 
blackish lead-colour; legs greenish lead-colour. 
[Shot in the same creek as the Widgeon. A few Ducks 
visit Borneo during the N.E. monsoon, sometimes occurring 
as far in as Sibu.—A. E.] 
As in the case of the Widgeon, this species is new to Borneo; 
it is doubtless only a winter migrant. 
