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The Eastern form of the Moorhen is very well recognisable. Not only is it 

 generally smaller (wings shorter), but the frontal shield extends apparently generally 

 farther on to the foreliead than in European specimens, the distance from the tip of 

 the bill to the end of the frontal shield being slightly greater. Our series is, however, 

 small, but the shortness of the wing is quite characteristic. 



Local name : " tjimunka." 



16. Porphyrio calvus Vieill. 



Purphyrio calvvs Vieill., Noiir. Diet. XXVIII (1819) p. 2H. (No locality stated : I accept Java 

 as the typical locality.) 



? Kangean E. "Iris rothbraun, Schnabel und Fii.sse roth." (No. 199.) 

 This specimen agrees well with Java specimens, though the chest is somewhat 

 brighter blue than in two rather old skins wliich I have examined. 

 Local name : " ajam situ." 



17. Sterna bergii Licht. 



Stermt Urgii Licht., Verz. Douhl. p. 80 (1823. Hab. Cape of Good Hope). 



cf cJ ? ? Kangean S. " Iris dunkel, Fiisse tiefschwarz, Schnabel gelb." (Nos. 209, 

 210, 211, 212.) Local name : " manuk laut." 



18. Sterna melanauchen Temm. 



Stenui mpUiniuirhrn Temm., PI, Cut. 4J7 (April, IW?) (Les cOtes des Celebes et les lies les plus 

 recal^ea du grand Archipel. Typ. loc. Celebes). 



? Kangean S.E. " Iris dunkel, Schnabel und Fiisse schwarz." (No. 207.) 

 Local name : " manuk laut kitjil " (kitjil = small). 



19. Charadrius dominicus fulvus (Gm.) (iMigr.). 



[CharailrlKs ilnmink-iis P.L.S. Miill, Xatursysl. Siippl. p. IIG (1770) (ex Brisson— hab. St. Domingo).] 

 Charadrius fill vim Gm., Syst. Nat. I 2 p. 687 (ex Latham— hab. Tahiti). 



? Kangean E. (No. 197.) Local name :" tilir." 



20. Ochthodromus geoffroyi (Wagl.) (Migr.). 



ChartulrUiK geofrnyi (Wagl.) Sysl. Arium. Geu. CiiariKlriiix, fio. 19 (1827) ("hiib. in Pondichery 

 et frequentiss. in ins. Java. Mus. Paris., Lugd.") 



c?c??? Kangean E., S. (Nos. l.iO, 208, 219, 220.) Local name: "tilir," 

 " tilir malam." 



21. Aegialitis dubius fScop.) (Migr.). 



Charadrius dubius .Scop., IM. F,nin. et Flm: In.inlir. II (HSC) p. 93 (ex Sonnerat, Vny. u la Now. 

 Guinee p. 84, pi. 46 : Lu^'on). 



? juv. Kangean E. (No. 198.) Local name : "tilir." 

 22. Aegialitis peroni (Schl.). 



Charadrius Pen,„i Bonaparte, Coiiipt. Peiul. XLIII p. 417(1806) (Nomen nudum, loc. nulla!); 

 Schlegel, .l/«s. Pays-lias, Oursores, p. 33 (1865) (Borneo, Java, Semao. I accept Borneo as 

 the typical habitat). 



£?(??? Kangean E., S.W. S ad. " Iris dunkelbraun, Fiisse grauweiss, Schnabel 

 schwarz." (? ditto.) (Nos. 1 12, 1 1:5, 1 19, 151, 204.) Local name :" tilir." 



