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parison, the identity or non-identity of a large number of 
Sumatran species with those inhabiting Java, Borneo, and 
Malacca, and of enabling us to add a little to our knowledge 
of geographical distribution. 
1. Microhierax fringillarius. 
Falco fringillarius, Drapiez, Diet. Class. d’Hist. Nat. vi. 
p. 412, t. v., “des Indes” (1824). 
A series of four individuals, identical with Malaccan ex¬ 
amples. [“ Sits on naked branches at top of trees /'’—Buxton J 
2. Haliastur intermedius. 
Falco pondicerianus, Gm.; Baffles, t. c. p. 278. 
Haliastur intermedius, Gurney, Ibis, 1865, p. 28. 
3. Astur trivirgatus. 
Falco trivirgatus, Temm. PI. Col. 203, “ Sumatra" (1824). 
4. Pernis ptilorhynchus. 
Falcoptilorhynchus, Temm. PI. Col. 44, “ Java, Sumatra" 
(1823). 
An example of a Honey-Buzzard was obtained by Mr. 
Buxton which has the feathers of the breast, abdomen, flanks, 
ventral region, and the thigh-coverts white or tawny white, 
transversely barred with two or three brown broad bands, 
the terminal band being narrowly fringed with tawny white 
or pure white. The feathers of the fore neck have darker 
brown drops, which occupy the terminal part of each plume, 
these drops being set between a rufo-fulvous and a white 
ground. The under wing-coverts are banded like the breast. 
The upper plumage is dark brown, the terminations of the 
feathers being darkest. The head and crest are black, the 
latter measuring about two and a quarter inches. The face 
is grey. The throat is white, with a central and two lateral 
dark brown streaks. Two broad dark brown bands- traverse 
the middle rectrices, the latter being terminal. A third 
narrower band near the base of the tail is of a paler shade of 
brown. The intervening spaces are of a dirty yellowish white, 
much mottled with earthy brown. 
The plumage of the under surface very closely resembles 
