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Show 328 MR. R. B. SHARPE ON THE BIRDS OF LABUAN. [Apr. 1> 24. SURNICULUS LUGUBRIS (Horsf.). Surniculus lugubris, Salvad. t. c. p. 63. Governor Ussher's collection contained a young and old bird shot in April 1877. The former was in very interesting plumage, being spotted with white all over the body. 25. CACOMANTIS MERULINUS (Scop.). Cacomantis merulinus, Salvad. t. c. p. 64. Governor Ussher sends specimens with the following note:- " Rare in Labuan, appears about July and August. Habits and flight, as well as note, resemble those of the Golden Cuckoo of West Africa." 26. EUDYNAMIS MALAYANA, Cab. et Hein. Eudynamis malayana, Salvad. t. c. p. 68. Eudynamis orientalis (L.), Motl. & Dillw. t. c. p. 55. A pair of birds, killed by Governor Ussher in September 1876. Mr. Treacher sends three specimens-one male, one female and a young bird in changing plumage. No native name is given. 27. CENTROPUS JAVANENSIS (Dum.). Centropus javanensis, Salvad. t. c. p. 76. Sent by Mr. Low, Governor Ussher, and Mr. Treacher. The latter gives the native name as " Terakok." Mr. Low forwarded an egg along with the old bird. The egg is white, without gloss, and measures-axis 1*25, diam. 0*95. There is not a great difference in size between the egg of this species and that of C. eurycercus. 28. CENTROCOCCYX EURYCERCUS (Hay). Centrococcyx eurycercus, Salvad. t. c. p. 78. Centrococcyxphilippensis (Horsf.), Motl. and Dillw. t. c. p. 54. Both Governor Ussher and Mr. Treacher send a good series of this Lark-heeled Cuckoo, which is called " Bubut." Mr. Low obtained the eggs, which are dull white, and are rather rounded in shape ; nevertheless they vary somewhat in form, the axis ranging from 1*05 to 1*25 inch, and the diameter from 0*95 to 1*05 inch. Mr. Low writes to me that these eggs were taken in Labuan in May 1873, the nest being loosely built near the ground in thick undergrowth. Governor Ussher states that the habits are similar to those of the Lark-heeled Cuckoos of Africa. k. Rhopodytes erythrognathus (Hartl.), Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1875, p. 104. 1. Rhinortha chloropheea (Raffl.), Sharpe, t. c. p. 104. m. Poliococcyx sumatranus (Raffl.), Sharpe, t. c. p. 104. To be expunged from the Labuan list. |