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strigatus ; gala strigis minutis ; vertice genisque brunneis et 

 non strigatis ; macula oblongd ad latera cervicis Jlavo-ferrugi- 

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

 dente coccined. 

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



Hemic ircus tristis. Picus tristis, Horsf. 



Picus poicilolophus, Terara. Native name, Glato. 



Polyplectron Chinquis, Temm. 



Nycthemerus erythrophthalmus. Phasianus erythrophthalmus, 

 Raffles. Native name, Pag as. 



Cryptonyx coronatus, Temm. Native name, Bestum. 



Perdix jerugixosus. Perd. azruginosus ; tertiariis transversim 

 strigatis atro; abdomine guldque saturatioribus ; nidlo calcare; 

 rostro 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 ; Mis verticis 

 et frontis atris, albo prazpilatis ; dor so brunneo, singulis pennis 

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

 tricibus atro prazpilatis, et transrersim late strigatis Jlavo-ferru- 

 gineo ; tectricibus caudal ferrugineis, et super caudam tendenti- 

 bus ; lateribus atris ; rostro aurantiaco pedibus, tarsisque brun- 

 neis. 



Long. tot. 6% unc. ; rostri, 7 tin. ; 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 gidaris, 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. 



Scoiopax 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- 



