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Show 8 ON THE BIRDS OF THE PELEW ISLANDS. [Jail. 9, 15. RALLUS PECTORALIS, Less. 16. ORTYGOMETRA QUADRISTRIGATA, Horsf. Av. jun. Supra obscure olivaceo-fusca, cauda uropygioque obscu-rioribus; loris obscuris, striis laterum capitis albis minus di-stinctis ; mento et gula albidis ; abdomine medio albido ; gastrceo reliquo obsolete et pallide brunnescente ; crisso, cru-ribus et subcaudalibus fulvis ; rostro corneo-flavescente ,* pedibus corneo-grisescentibus. Long, alee 3" 7'", rostr. 9'", caudee 2", tars. 16'". 17. PORPHYRIO MELANOTUS, Temm. A small local variety of the well-known Australian bird. Long, rostr. 15-18'", alee 8"-8" 5'", tars. 2" 9"'~-3", dig. med. 2" 10"'-3". " Beak red; eyes and legs yellow." 18. NUMENIUS PHAEOPUS, Lath. No material differences from Javan specimens. The stripes on throat, breast, and neck are a little narrower, and more like those in N. borealis. 19. ACTITIS HYPOLEUCA, L. 20. TRINGA MINUTA, Leisl.-=r. albescens, Gould. Exactly like an Australian specimen in winter dress. "Bill black; eyes yellow ; legs blue." 21. TRINGA ACUMINATA, Horsf. Limnocinclus acuminatus, Gould, Handb. Austr. ii. p. 254. One specimen in summer plumage. 22. STREPSILAS INTERPRES, L. 23. CHARADRIUS FULVUS, Gm. Six specimens, all alike in colour. "Eye, bill, and feet black." 24. ARDEA SACRA, Gm. A fine adult specimen, of a dark slate-colour, with a very narrow snow-white gular stripe. A young bird, like that from the Mate-lotas. 25. NYCTICORAX GOISAGI, Temm. One specimen, exactly like the posterior figure on plate 25 of • Fauna Japonica.' 26. ANAS SUPERCILIOSA, Gm. Two specimens. The colour of the superciliary stripes, chin, throat, and sides of head are a little more rufescent'than in a New- Zealand specimen in the Bremen collection. |