EURYLAIMUS JAVANICUS, Horsf.

Javanese Hurylaime.

Eurylamus a GES ldlorsie wl Hm, Weis. Ol, sat, jo, WMI, Wook Res. sin Jan l 0
Hist., vol. iv. p. 96.—Vig. App. to Mem. of Sir S. Raffles, p. ee: Re ie oe
fe 175,—Ib. Traité @Orn,, p. 261.—Blsth, Cab. of Hinds ua een ee
eee cou Gen. Av., p. 168.—Gray and Mitch. Gen. of Birds, vol. i. . 65 ne ee fs ae
List of Birds in Brit. Mus. Coll., part ii. sec. 1. p. 36.—Horsf. Cat. of pues ae ae ae

p. 116.
Eurylaimus Horsfieldi, ‘Temm. Pl. Coll. 130, 131.—Swains. in Jard. Nat. Lib. Orn.. vol. x Flycatchers, p. 240
pl. 30. ? ee s, p. 240.

Platyrhynchos horsfieldi, Vieill. Gal. des Ois., tom. i. p. 200. pl. 125.
Tamplana Lilin, Malays.

 

Aurnouas the singularly fine bird figured in the accompanying Plate

 

the type of Dr. Horsfield’s genus
Eurylaimus—has now been known for many years, nothing has yet been recorded respecting its habits
and economy.

The only note respecting it which has come under my observation is the one by Dr. Horsfield in the
13th volume of the Linnean Transactions, where he remarks, “I discovered this species in one of the
most distant and inaccessible parts of Java, covered with extensive forests, and abounding with rivers and
marshes.”

Independently of Java, it is now known to inhabit the great island of Borneo on the one side, and the
Malayan peninsula, from Singapore to Tenasserim, on the other; future research will probably inform us
that it enjoys a still further range.

Among the specimens at the East India House is an immature one from Tenasserim, presented by
Mr. Helfer, which exhibits a state of plumage quite different from that of the adults: it is described
below.

Fully adult individuals also differ, some being entirely destitute of the black pectoral band. This con-
spicuous band is doubtless a sexual characteristic; in all probability the specimens in which it is wanting
are females.

“The colouring of the head and neck,”

blended as not to admit of an easy definition.
“The top and sides of the head are of a chestnut black, graduating into a shade of cinereous on the

nape, and of vinaceous red on the ears and sides of the throat; this changes to dark brown on the lower
part of the neck above and then into deep black, which is the ground colour of the remaining upper
plumage ;” down the centre of the back a series of yellow feathers narrowly edged with black ; upper tail-

othened scapularies yellow with black
k, the feathers of the secondaries with a lengthened mark of
hen the wing is closed; at the base of

says Mr. Swainson, “is very peculiar, and is so mixed and

coverts largely tipped with yellow ; len bases; edges of the shoulders

and the under wing-coverts yellow ; wings blac
yellow along their outer web near the tip, formi
the primaries a mark of yellowish white; tail blac
a broad band of sulphur-white ; the next four on each side with a |
the feathers approach the two middle ones, !
line of black, posterior to which is a wash of olive; under

inaceous yellow ; bill apparently

ng a broad band w
k, the outer feather on each side crossed near the tip by

arge spot of yellowish white on the inner

i : Se ee a which are entirely black ;
side near the tip, decreasing In size as

throat vinous red, bounded below by a narrow
surface dark vinaceous blood-red ; thighs black ; under tail-coverts dull v
deep bluish green.

In the young bird above referred to,
under surface; all the feathers, particularly
with yellow.

The Plate represents a male, a female,

s vinous brown, becoming paler on the head and

the general colour 1 .
ail-coverts, conspicuously streaked

those of the back, wings and t

and the young of the size of life.

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