belongs. It was first discovered by the scientific travellers sent out by the Dutch Government,
and was named by Temminck. It is found in the great forests in Sumatra and the
island of Sonda, where it feeds on the wild figs. Its only very near ally is M. chrysopsis,
which was first described by Goffin in 1863; and from that it may be known by its forehead,
which is yellow in the other species ; they also differ in the colouring of the sides of the
occiput, the ear-coverts, and the mustachial stripe. It is a common bird, being always
sent in collections made up at Singapore.
Our plate and description are taken from specimens in our own collection received
from Singapore.
A figure of this bird is given by Temminck in his ' Planches Coloriées.'
