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Show 1879.] MR. R. B. SHARPE ON THE BIRDS OF LABUAN. 353 129. BUTORIDES JAVANICA (Horsf.). Butorides javanica, Salvad. t. c. p. 351. Butorides macrorhyncha, id. t. c. p. 353. Ardea javanica, Motl. & Dillw. t. c. p. 59. Governor Ussher says that this species is " moderately common about rocks on the sea-shore." According to Mr. Treacher the native name is " Ulun tukua-ons." 130. ARDETTA CINNAMOMEA(Gm.). Ardetta cinnamomea, Salvad. t. c. p. 354. Two adult specimens, sent by Mr. Treacher. Order ANSERES. Family PELECANID^E. 131. TACHYPETES AQUILA (L). Tachypetes aquila, Sharpe, Report of the Transit-of-Venus Exped., Birds of Kerguelen, p. 51. Mr. Treacher sends one specimen of the large Frigate-bird from Labuan with white head and white breast. Native name "Alang zambongan." 132. TACHYPETES MINOR (Gm.). Tachypetes minor, Salvad. t. c. p. 364. This species was included by Count Salvadori in his work as a bird likely to be met with in Borneo. An adult and a young specimen are sent by Mr. Treacher, with the same native name as the larger Frigate-bird. The red colour of the bill and the much shorter wings and toes induce me to believe that tbe smaller Frigate-bird is a good species, which I was inclined to doubt when I wrote my report on the Kerguelen birds. 133. PLOTUS MELANOGASTER (Penn.). Plotus melanogaster, Salvad. t. c. p. 367. Sent by Governor Ussher. 134. SULA PISCATRIX (L.). Sula piscatrix, Salvad. t. c. p. 368. Native name " Kulu kulu" (Treacher). Mr. Treacher's specimen is a young bird in brown plumage. The species is new to Borneo, though included by Count Salvadori as a bird likely to occur. Family LARTD^E. Subfam. STERNIN^E. 135. S T E R N A BERGII, Licht. Sterna bergii, Saunders, P. Z. S. 1876, p. 657. Sterna cristata, Steph., Salvad. t, c. p. 376; Motl. & Dillw. t. c. p. 61. Native name "Tara tara " (Treacher). Governor Ussher's col- PROC. ZOOL. Soc-1879, No. XXIII. 23 |