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Show 1885.] DURING THE VOYAGE OF THE YACHT ' MARCHESA.' 415 ORTHOTOMUS CINERACEUS, Blyth. Orthotomus cineraceus, Salvad. op. cit. p. 248. S . Sigaliud River, Sandakan. 2 o* • Usukan Bay, N. Borneo. CITTOCINCLA STRICKLANDI, Mottl. & Dillwyn. Kittacincla stricklandii, Salvad. op. cit. p. 253. c?. Kudat, N. Borneo. 2 . Banguey L, N. Borneo. Silam, four specimens. Iris light brown. Length 23*0 centims. The example from Banguey is smaller, and has the lower part of the back immediately above the white rump washed with orange-chestnut. COPSYCHUS AMOJ-NUS, Horsf. Copsychus amoznus, Salvad. op. cit. p. 255. a?. Sigaliud River, Sandakan. TURDUS PALLENS, Pall. Turdus pattens, Salvad. op. cit. p. 256. 2 . Silam. HENICURUS LESCHENAULTII, Vieill. Henicurus frontalis, Salvad. op. cit. p. 258. Three ad. sk. Silam. Juv. Silam. I can detect no constant differences in plumage between these individuals and the examples of H. leschenaulti in the British Museum. The much larger size of the Javan bird is, however, very noticeable. The following are the measurements in centimetres of the present examples and those given in the Cat. B. Wing. Culmen. Tarsus. H. leschenaulti (Java) 10*9 2*4 3*0 (Borneo) .... 9*3 2*0 2*7 . ANTHUS GUSTAVI, Swinh. Silam, one specimen. ORIOLUS XANTHONOTUS, Horsf. Oriolus xanthonotus, Salvad. op. cit. p. 277. 2d1. Silam. 6* juv. Silam. S . Sigaliud River, Sandakan. 2 2 • Silam. The young male much resembles the females, but has the head somewhat darker, while the wing-coverts have no chestnut edgings. The median rectrices are black tipped with yellow, not olive-yellow ; while, beneath, the chin and throat are dusky. |