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strigatus ; guld strigis minutis ; vertice genisque hrunneis et 

 nan strigatis ; macula oblongd ad latera cervicis jiavo-ferrugi- 

 ned ; notd ah angulo inferiore rostri utrinque ad gulam ten- 

 dente coccined. 



Long. tot. 7 j unc. ; rostri, 1 unc. ; tarsi, | unc. 



Hemicircus tristis. Picus tristis, Horsf. 



Picus poicilolophus, Temra. Native name, Glato. 



Polyplectron Chinquis, Temm. 



Nycthemerus erythrophthalmus. Phasianus erythrophthalmus. 

 Raffles. Native name, Pagas. 



Cryptonyx coronatus, Temm. Native name, Bestum. 



Perdix ^ruginosus. Perd. ceruginosus ; tertiariis transverstm 

 strigatis atro; abdomine guldque saturatioribus ; nulla calcare; 

 r astro tarsisque atris, illoforti. 



Long. tot. 10 unc. ; rostri, | unc. ; tarsi, 1| unc. 



Native name, see Hole. 



Hemipodius Taigour, Sykes. Native name, Pochio. 



Hemipodius atrogularis. Hem, guld pectoreque superiore 

 atris ; pennis ad latera colli albis atro prcepilatis ; illis verticis 

 etfrontis atris, albo prcepilatis ; dor so brunneo, singulis pennis 

 transverstm strigatis atro, et maculis parvis albis sparsis ; tec- 

 tricibus atro prcepilatis, et transverstm late strigatis flavo-ferru- 

 gineo ; iectricibus caudce ferrugineis, et super caudam tendenti- 

 bus ; laterihus atris ; rostro aurantiaco pedibus, tarsisque hrun- 

 neis. 



Long. tot. 6| unc. ; rostri, 7 lin. ; tarsi, 1 unc. 



Native name, Pochio. 



Coturnix Sinensis, Temm. Native name, Pechan. 



Columba Javanica, Gmel. Native name, Paonay Crochi. 



Columba jambu, Gmel. Native name, Paonay Gadang. 



Vinago vernans. Columba vernans, Linn. 



Native name, Paonay Crochi. 



Vinago Olax. Columba Olax, Temm. 



Native name, Semboan. 



Rallus gularis, Horsf. Native name, Rentar. 



Gallinula phcenicura. Lath. Native name, Roa Roa. 



Porphyrio Indicus, Horsf. Native name, Burong Tedone. 



Charadrius Virginianus, Bostik. Native name, Kangbang Saut. 



Totanus Damacensis, Horsf. Native name, Kadidie. 



Scolopax heterura, Hodgs. Native name, Reshail. 



Mr- Waterhouse read a paper on a new species of Rodent which 

 had been sent from the island of Luzon, one of the Philippines, 

 by Hugh Cuming, Esq., Corresponding Member. 



In general appearance this Rodent might be^mistaken for a species 

 of Capromys) in size it is about equal to the C. Fournieri-, the gene- 



