remarks that it was r a t h e r a rare bird there. A fair proportion of skins, however, are to be
found among the dealers' collection in Singapoor, so that it is probably common enough
in t h e forests of the interior. It closely resembles M. armiUaris of Java, differing chiefly
in the colour of the throat, which is green in the latter bird.
The following are the average dimensions taken from dry skins :—Wing, 3-5 to 3-7 ;
tail, 2 5 ; bill at front equal to tarsus 1 inch.
The plate is drawn from specimens in our own collection, received from Singapoor,
and represents an adult and a young bird.
