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61. Hypotaenidia celebensis (Q. & G.). — Two vlAvAX females, Dongala and Tawaya. 



" Iris scarlet ; feet bro\TOisli black ; bill nearly pure black." 



62. Dendrocijgna arcuata (Horsf.). — Tawaya. 



(53. Megapodius cumingi Dillwyn. — Tawaya, old /(?;««/<•»• and pullns. 



04. Turnix rufilatus "Wall.— Both sexes from Tawaya. The nuiles are decidedly 

 smaller than the females, the black borders to the throat-feathers are very 

 narrow, the chiu almost pnre white, the wing-coverts have more white, the 

 scapnlars rather less, not more rust-colour. ? ad. " Iris whitish ; feet 

 ochreons, joints greenish ; bill ochreous." 



65. Turnix maculosa (Temm.) (?). — One viale and one female from Dongala. The 

 male is somewhat paler above, and mnch paler below, than an Australian 

 one before me ; the female has the wing about 7 mm. shorter than four 

 Australian females before me, the rufous collar seems to be narrower, the 

 back more blackish and with more rusty Imfl" edges to the feathers. As, 

 however, it is doubtful whether the female is quite adult, I am unable to 

 decide whether these differences are of specific or subspecific value or not ; 

 and we must await further materials before we finally decide whether 

 the little Turnix from Celebes differs from the Australian T. maculosa 

 (Temm.) {Cat. B. XXII. p. 546). 



A few of the common shore birds have not been mentioned, as their occurrence 

 was of no interest. 



The list shows that the ornis of Palos Bay is chiefly a mixture of northern and 

 southern forms, the former perhaps prevailing. 



