( o93 ) 



47. Chalcophaps stephani mortoni Rams. 



(Cfialcoj/kajjs .Htephani Rchb., VolUt. Nat. d. Tauhi'ji, etc. (1851) p. 47 (Celebes, 

 AV'estl. Neu-Guiuea, etc. Therefore typical loc. : Celebes).] 



Chalcophapa mortoni Rams., Proc. Linn. Sac. N. S. W. vi. (1881) (Ugi). 

 One tnah'. 



48. Megapodius duperreyii eremita Hartl. 



\_Meg(ipo(H)is duperrri/ii Less. & Garu., Bull. Sci. Nat. viii. p. 113 (1826: 

 Dorey, New Guinea).] 



Meijapoiliiu eremita Hartl., P. Z. S. 1807. p. 830 (Ecbiqnier or Bougainville Is.). 

 cJ'?.Ysabel. " Iris brown. Feet turkey umber. Bill yellowish green horn." 

 The eggs measure 80 : 48J and 80-4 : OJ mm. 



49. Esacus magnirostris (Vieill.). 

 Oeclicnemn.'i maffiiirostris Vieillot, Noin:. Diet. crHist. Nat. xxiii. (181.'^) p. '^Sl 

 (" La Nouvelle Hollande "). 

 (?? ?. June 1901, YsabeL 



50. Numenius phaeopus variegatus (Scop.). 



{Scolopax phaeopusi Linn., %.s/. Nat. ed. x. (1758) p. 140 ('-hab. in Enropa'' 

 — typ. loc. Snecia : ex Fauna Suecica).] 



Tantalus variegatua Scopoli, Del. Flor. et Fmin. Tn»iibr. ii. p. 92 (1780 : ex 

 Sonnerat, Luoou). 



?. 13. vi. 1901, Ysabel. 



51. Tringoides hypoleucos (L.). 

 Tringa hgpoleucos Linn., Si/.-it. Nat. ed. x. (1758) p. 149 C" hub. in Europa"— 

 typ. loc. Suecia : ex Fauna Suecica). 

 ? ?. June 1901, Ysabel. 



52. Demiegretta sacra (Gm.). 

 Ardea sarra Gm., Sg.-yt. Nat. i. (1788) p. 640 (ex Latham, hab. Otaheite). 

 Two male's, from Ysabel, of enormous dimensions, possibly belonging to anotber 

 subspecies. Bills 91, height of bill in the middle 14—15, wing 208— 30s mm. 



53. Nycticorax mandibularis Grant. 



Ngcticorar maiulibaluri.'i Grant, /'. Z. s. Isss. p. 203 (Aola, Guadalcanar). 



" ? " ad. " Iris bright yellow, feet straw-yellow, bill dark straw-yellow 

 below." Wing 270 mm. 



"c?" jnv. "Iris bright yellow, feet sage green, bill black, uiulerneath 

 yellowish." 



54. Butorides stagnatilis (Gould). 

 Anhita stagnatilis Gould, P. Z. .S. Is47. p. 221 (Port Essington, Australia). 

 ?. Ysabel, 7. vi. 1901. 



55. Anas superciliosa Gm. 

 Anas superciliosa Gmelin, Sgst. Nat. i. ji. 537 (1788 : Nova Seelandia). 

 S. Ysabel, 13. vi. 1901. 



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