( 464 ; 



poiuted, ami tlie sjiots being larger in some, the gronnd-colonr browner in others 

 than nsual, but they are always typical Ti/rnix eggs. They measure 260 : 20, 

 240 : 20-5, 26-6 : 2U-4, and so ou. 



68. Tumix maculosus (Temm.). 



Alor. ? ad. " Iris white ; bill lemuu-yellow, passing into light horn-grey on 

 the distal portion ; legs dull ochreons yellow." Eggs from Lomblen are typical 

 Tumix eggs, and measure 23-.T : IO-.t mm. 



69. Synoicus raalteni (Temm.). 



Alor. The sjiecimcns arc very deep rntous. The /i'//«//c is rufons brown lielow, 

 barred with black ; the young bird reddish brown, with whitish throat and abdomen. 

 Two clutches of five eggs each were brought in by different natives on April 18th, all 

 with well-developed chicks in them. They have a thick shell, are of a whitish 

 cream-colour, and covered with small round spots of a dark brown. They measure 

 28-3 : 22-5, 27 : 21-0 mm., and so on. 



Alor. 



Alor. 



Alor. 



TO. Megapodius duperreyi Less. & Gam. 



Himantopus leucocephalus Gould. 



72. Gallinag'o megala Swinh. 



The following lists show what is now actually known through Everett's col- 

 lections from the three islands. Where a species is known from one island and not 

 from the other, a dash has been placed where it is wanting ; only in eases where 

 I was quite sure that it was represented by another form I have put its name in the 

 corresponding place. 



