T H E PLATE gives a good idea of the bird. I cannot say whether
the soft parts arc correctly coloured.
BESIDES THE three species already mentioned, two others,
usually assigned to this genus, P. emphanum, of Borneo, and the
very aberrant P. chalcurum, of Sumatra, are known,
(Slip to face page 114.)
The Polyplectrttm referred to as from Borneo, should stand as
P. napoleonis. Its supposed habitat of Borneo has not been
verified, but it has recently been found in Palawan Island of the
Philippines. Palawan is a long island, running down towards
the northernmost point of Borneo, from which it is only
separated by the Straits of lialabac, which are again bridged
over with smaller islands, so that there is nowhere, probably, a
clear break of more than 30 miles, if as much. It seems very
possible, therefore, that this species may, as was originally stated,
extend to Borneo.
