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Show 272 DR. F. H. H. GUILLEMARD ON BIRDS COLLECTED [Mar. 17, Sharpe, Tr. Linn. Soc. n. s. Zool. i. p. 347; ii. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 317. Macropygia eurycerca 1, Tweedd. P. Z. S. 1878, p. 288. Hab. Luzon (Meyer) ; Negros and Basilan (Steere); Mindanao (Everett) ; Sulu (Burbidge) ; Borneo ? (Sharpe). Mr. Sharpe considers that this same species is found in Java and Lombok, where it is M. emiliana of Bonaparte ; and that it occurs even in Borneo. Two examples of this Pigeon were obtained in Sulu Island by Mr. Burbidge. 56. TURTUR DUSSUMIERI, Temminck. Turtur dussumieri, Temm. PI. Col. 188 ; Wald. Tr. Z. S. vol. ix. pt. 2, p. 218 ; Sharpe, Tr. Linn. Soc. n. s. Zool. vol. i. p. 347- Hab. Luzon and Negros (Meyer) ; Panay (Steere); Zebu, Leyte, Bohol, and Mindanao (Everett) ; Sulu (Guillemard) ; Siassi (Guillemard). a-c. 3 • Sulu Island. d. 3 • Siassi Island. e-g. 2 • Sulu Island. Iris bright yellow or reddish orange ; bill slate-coloured ; feet pinkish red. Length 29*5-30*5 centims. ; wing 15*3-16*2 centims. Sexes alike in plumage. Abundant throughout Sulu Island. 57. GALLUS BANKIVA, Temminck. Gallus bankiva, Wald. Tr. Z. S. vol. ix. pt. 2, p. 223 ; Sharpe, Tr. Linn. Soc. n. s. Zool. vol. i. p. 348. Hab. Luzon and Guimaras (Meyer) ; Panay (Steere) ; Mindanao and Basilan (Everett); Sulu (Guillemard) ; Celebes (Wallace). a-c. 3- Sulu Island. Iris ruddy ; wattles brilliant red ; bill dark horn ; feet bluish-black. Wing 23*0-24*0 centims. This jungle-cock, though very numerous on Sulu Island, is but rarely seen, owing to its haunting the thicker jungle and being very shy. The natives snare it in numbers by tying up a captive in well-known haunts of the species, and surrounding him with springes. The wild birds, attracted by his crow, come down to fight, and are quickly caught. In this manner it is only the cock bird that is ever secured. I have never seen the hen, though I have had as many as ten cocks tied up to the posts of the verandah. After a few days' captivity they become even tamer than domestic fowls, and are freely crossed with the latter by the natives. The cocks have sickle-feathers of extraordinary length. 58. EXCALFACTORIA CHINENSIS (Linnaeus). Excalfactoria chinensis, Wald. Tr. Z. S. vol. ix. pt. 2, p. 224. Hab. Philippines (Jayor); Sulu (Guillemard) ; Borneo (Mottley); Celebes (? E. minima). |