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Show 1885.] DURING THE VOYAGE OF THE YACHT ' MARCHESA.' 559 90. MEGAPODIUS GILBERTI, G. R. Gray. Megapodius gilberti, Wald. op. cit. p. 87- a. N. Celebes. 91. MEGACEPHALON MALEO, Temminck. Megacephalon maleo, Wald. op. cit. p. 87. a-h. 3. Wallace Bay, N. Celebes. i-m. 2 • Wallace Bay, N. Celebes. n. Near Menado. Iris brown ; bill pea-green, darker at base; culmen red; casque black ; bare throat dark brown ; feet and tarsus grey, claws yellow. Length 57*5-60 centims., the female being slightly the smaller. The weight of six different males only varied 2 oz.-from 3 lb. 6 oz. to 3 lb. 8 oz. Two females weighed 3 lb. 5 oz. and 3 lb. 7 oz. respectively ; but two others (one of which had an egg ready for immediate extrusion, and another of which I have no record) weighed 31b. 14 oz. The male generally has a somewhat larger casque, and is a little brighter. These birds were very abundant at the beginning of September on the lonely beach mentioned by Mr. Wallace in his ' Malay Archipelago.' The members of our party shot no less than 42 in two days. They are to be seen working in pairs or small flocks, never singly, and the digging continued all day, from sunrise to sunset. I am inclined to think that they may lay as many as twenty eggs in the season, as in some of the females I dissected there were about that number of ova, ranging from the size of a large pea upwards. There is a great difference in size between the egg just ready for extrusion and the next; the latter being not larger than a shilling. Two eggs I have measure respectively 10*2x6*2 and 10*4 x 63 centims. 92. CHARADRIUS FULVUS, Gm. Charadrius fulvus, Wald. op. cit. p. 88. a. Gorontalo, September 25th. 93. JEGIALITIS GEOFFROYI (Wagl.). a. Kema. A specimen in summer plumage. Lord Walden does not include this species in his list of Celebes birds, but it has been recorded from that island by Meyer. 94. HIMANTOPUS LEUCOCEPHALUS, Gould. Himantopus leucocephalus, Wald. op. cit. p. 91. a-c. 8 . Limbotto Lake. d. 2 • Limbotto. Iris yellow; bill black; legs bright red. Length 37*5 centims. Shot at the end of September. |