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576 ON BIRDS COLLECTED BY T H E YACHT 'MARCHESA.' [June 2, according to the individual. The total length varied from centims., wing 22*5-23*5 ; but one extraordinarily small female from the Weeda Islands only measured 32*8 centims., wing 21*7. It was, however, apparently adult. 64. REINWARDTCFNAS REINWARDTII (Temm.). Reimvardtcenas reinwardtii, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 125. a, b. 8 • Batchian. c. 3 • Obi Latu. Iris, inner ring yellow, outer red ; circumocular bare skin red ; bill red at base, tip brown; tarsus coral-red. 65. MACROPYGIA BATCHIANENSIS, Wall. Macropygia batchianensis, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 136. a, b. 8 • Ternate. c. 2 • Ternate. In a the forehead is fulvous, passing into pinkish ash-colour on the vertex, and thence into the bright metallic colour of the cervix. The whole of the breast is vinaceous pink, each feather crossed by a narrow, well-marked, subapical blue-black bar. Example b differs in having nearly the whole head fulvous ; there is less of the metallic colouring on the cervix, and the barring on the breast is very slight. The general colour of the female is light ruddy chestnut; the fore­head strongly marked with black. The cervix and scapulars are barred with pale rufous and black, forming a patch at the back of the neck. 66. CALOXNAS NICOBARICA (Linn.). Caloznas nicobarica, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 209. a. 2 • Bisa Island, Obi group. Iris greyish pink ; bill black ; tarsus dark coral-red ; soles of feet yellowish. Length 37*5 centims., wing 25*5. With bright copper-coloured reflections on the upper surface; the forehead fuscous, well defined posteriorly. 67. MEGAPODIUS FREYCINETI, Q. et G. Megapodius freycineti, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 230. a. 8. Batchian. 68. TRINGA ALBESCENS, Temm. Tringa albescens, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 315. a-c. 8 . Weeda Islands, S.E. Halmaheira. Iris brown ; bill and feet black. Length 15*3 centims., wing 10- 10*2. Shot October 16. 69. NUMENIUS UROPYGIALIS, Gould. Numenius variegatus, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 332. a. 3 . Obi Major, October 10.