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Show 1885.] DURING THE VOYAGE OF THE YACHT ' MARCHESA.' 663 e. 3. Dorei. /. 2- Dorei. Iris red; tarsus dull red, irregularly marked with white; feet brighter ; bill bluish. The above are only a portion of the large series of skins obtained during the voyage of the ' Marchesa.' The abundance of the species is wonderful, especially in Waigiou, and the fact that at one time we had twenty-five living birds on board shows the facility with which they are trapped by the natives. 193. GOURA VICTORLE (Fraser). Goura victoria, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 205. a. 2 • Near Ansus, Jobi. b. Juv. Near Ansus. Iris red; feet dull red ; bill bluish, lighter at apex. The young bird only differs in its much smaller size (48* 1 centims.), in the absence of the chestnut tips to the greater wing-coverts, and in the lesser amount of white on the crest. W e obtained only three of these birds while in Jobi, from which it is probable that the species is not very abundant. 194. CALCENAS NICOBARICA (Linn.). Caloenas nicobarica, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 209. a-c. 8 • Waigiou. d. 3 juv. Waigiou. e. 2 • Waigiou. /. 8- Salwatti. Iris dull red, or reddish brown ; bill and cere black; feet dull reddish, yellowish beneath. Length abouo 38*0 centims., wing 240- 25*5. 195. M E G A P O D I U S DUPERREYI, Less, et Garn. Megapodius duperreyi, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 219. a. Dorei. Iris brown ; bill brown ; tarsus reddish orange. 196. MEGAPODIUS FREYCINETI, Q. et G. Megapodius freycineti, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 230. a, b. 8 • Waigiou. c. 2 • Waigiou. d 2 • Momos, Waigiou. Iris biown, or dark indian red; bill brown, lighter at the apex; tarsus and feet dark brown or black, claws black. Length 35*3- 39-8 centims., wing 22-0-22*7. An apparently abundant species in Waigiou. 197. TALEGALLUS JOBIENSIS, Meyer. Talegallus jobiensis, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 243. a. 3. Jobi (Bruijn). In the dried skin the beak is brown. |