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Show 702 THE MARQUIS OF TWEEDDALE ON [Nov. 6 Dimensions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Luzon. Feb. d ••• > > ) . » > • •• J» »)>)'•• > ! » » » » * •• „?..• )» )»>)••• Wing. in. 4*37 4*37 4*50 4-37 4-25 4-25 4-25 Tarsus. in. 0*95 0*95 0-88 0 93 0-95 0-95 0*82 Bill. in. 0-75 0-75 0-68 0-75 0-75 0-82 0-75 Full dress: tertiaries shorter than 1st primary. Not quite full dress: tertiaries equal to 1st primary. Immature *. tertiaries nearly equal to 1st primary. Immature : tertiaries equal to 1st primary. Full dress: identical with No. 1 ; tertiaries worn, nearly equal to 1st primary. " Breeding." Ditto. Immature: tertiaries equal to 1st primary. 76. GALLINULA CHLOROPUS (169). [Monte Alban. d- his bright blood-red; bill bright greenish-yellow ; legs and feet grass-green.] 77. AMAURORNIS OLIVACEA (176). [Monte Alban. a, d * iris bright blood-red ; bill dark green ; feet and legs yellow-brown, b, 2 '• iris bright blood-red ; bill light green ; legs and feet light brown.] 78. HYPOTANIDIA TORQUATA (177). [Monte Alban. a, d- his bright blood-red ; bill black ; feet and legs brown, b, 2 • his bright Indian-red ; bill black ; legs sepia-brown, c, 2 * iris bright red ; bill black ; legs very dark lead-grey-] The sexes do not differ in their dimensions or plumage. The pectoral band appears when the bird is reaching maturity. The black-barred pectoral feathers become first suffused with olive-green or with rufous, the black and white bands showing through. These bars then become obliterated and the feathers become uniform olive-green, dashed with dark rufous. Ultimately the pectoral band becomes uniform chocolate-brown. 79. HYPOTANIDIA PHILIPPENSIS (178). [Monte Alban. d- iris Indian red ; bill warm brown ; legs, feet, claws, light greyish-brown. February.] The specimens sent by Mr. Everett, three males, are typical. In all, the black bands of the breast and abdomen are not very decidedly pronounced, though well marked on the flanks. In two the pectoral band is just indicated by the tips of some of the feathers being tinged with pale rusty-fulvous. In the third the white bands are coloured with rusty fulvous, but the black bands show through. In the ex- |