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Show 350 MR. R. B. SHARPE ON BIRDS FROM PERAK. [June 29, PAPILIO HICETAON, n. sp. Male.- Upperside deep olive-brown : primaries, an oblique row of nine spots from apex to inner margin, the spot contiguous to inner margin greenish yellow, the remainder paler ; a submarginal row of five small pale-yellow spots between subcostal, discoidal, and first and second median nervules; two small spots outside upper end of cell, and another larger spot beyond, near the apex ; the cell contains six spots and streaks, at the base a long oblique streak pointing towards the apex, next a minute perpendicular dash, this is followed by two narrow subcrescent-shaped spots near subcostal nervure, and at end of cell two spots, the upper irregular in shape, the lower oval, all these spots yellow with the exception of basal streak which is pale green : secondaries, basal half light brown, dotted with golden-brown atoms, the rest deep velvety brown, the nervules paler; a small suboval and slightly raised patch of scales at upper end of cell; inner margin and base thickly clothed with fine golden-brown hairs. Underside: primaries, same as above, but spots paler, and row of submarginal spots extends to inner margin ; a small crimson streak at base: secondaries, a large and somewhat square-shaped pale-green spot at base, bisected by subcostal nervure and bordered outwardly by black and crimson ; an opalescent lunule with dusky pupil at upper end of cell; a discal band of dusky lunules, bordered below with some metallic-blue atoms, the lunule at anal angle edged above with crimson atoms ; apex with marginal patches of opalescent atoms; fringes reddish. The primaries are narrow, and the costa is much arched. Exp. 100 millim. Hab. Ugi, Solomon Islands. Near P. browni, but quite distinct. EXPLANATION OP PLATE XXXIV. Fig. 1. Papilio erskinet, $, p. 348. 2. bridgci, § , p. 349. 3. Argyronympha ugien'sis, d, p- 347. 4. pulchra, $, p. 347. 6. Notes on some Birds from Perak. By R. BOWDLER SHARPE, F.L.S., F.Z.S., &c, Zoological Department, British Museum. [Received June 15, 1886.] Thanks to the exertions of Mr. Davison, who explored the western side of the Malayan peninsula, we have a tolerably complete list of the birds of this portion of the Indian Region, and a list of his collections has been given by Mr. H u m e (' Stray Feathers,' 1879, pp. 37, 151). The series of Malayan birds in the H u m e Collection, now in the British Museum, is an extremely valuable one, and it is |
