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Show 1885.] DURING THE VOYAGE OF THE YACHT ' MARCHESA.' 555 b. 3. Tondano. c. Kema. Iris reddish ; bill and feet brownish black. 69. PRIONOCHILUS AUREOLIMBATUS, Wallace. Prionochilus aureolimbatus, Wald. op. cit. p. 72. a. 2 • Tomohon. b. 2 • Tondano. Iris brown ; bill and feet black. This species does not seem to be found except in the mountain district. 70. ZOSTEROPS INTERMEDIA, Wallace. Zosterops intermedia, Wald. op. cit. p. 72. a. 2 • Maros River, S. Celebes. 71. MUNIA MOLUCCA (Linnaeus). Munia molucca, Wald. op. cit. p. 73. a, b. 3 . Kema. Iris brown; bill and legs bluish black. Length 11*7 centims., wing 5. In small flocks, feeding in the grass. 72. CORONE ENCA (Horsfield). Corvus enca, Wald. op. cit. p. 74. a, b. 3 • Menado. c. 2 • Menado. Wing, length 26*5-28*5 centims.; culmen 5-0-5*5. By these measurements it would appear that the Celebean bird is smaller than those from Java, Sumatra, and Borneo (vide Cat. B. vol. iii. p. 43). Native name Woka-woka. 73. STREPTOCITTA TORCIUATA (Temminck). Streptocitta torquata, Wald. op. cit. p. 76. a-e. Kema. /. 8. Menado. g, h. 2 ' Menado. i, k. 8 • Likoupang. /. 8 . Lotta (mountain district). m. 3 . Maim Bay, N. Celebes. n, o. 3. Gorontalo. Iris brown ; bill and legs black. Native name Burong pandita : i. e. the parson bird, so called from the black plumage and white collar. 74. BASILEORNIS CELEBENSIS, Temminck. Basileornis celebensis, Wald. op. cit. p. 77. a. 8 . Menado. NativTname Rajah siek. This species is apparently far from common in the north of Celebes. |