298 THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY 



177. — Gallinula tenebrosa, Gould. F.Z. 8., pt. XIV., p. 20. 



(1878). 



I find the collection contains a single example, which, I 

 believe, is referable to this species ; it was shot on the edge of a 

 small lagoon near the Laloki River. 



178. — Gallinula RUFiCRissA, Gould. Suppl. Bds. Aust. Vol. I. 



pi 79. 

 One specimen only obtained. 



PARRID^. 



179. — Parra Nov^-GUIN^, Uamsay. In lit. and Mss. Notes, 



Feb., 1878. 



A fine series of this species, which, I believe, has hitherto 

 been confounded with Parra galUnacea, Temm. 



I transcribe, from my note-book of above date, the following 

 description of this species which was first obtained by Mr. J. H. 

 Shaw, who accompanied Mr. Goldie, at a lagoon, fifteen miles 

 inland from Boiara, and about twenty-five miles west of Port 

 Moresby. 



Adult Male. Total length, 7 in. ; wing, 5 in. ; tail, 1*7 ; 

 tarsus, 2*1; tibia, 3 in. ; hind toe, 1 in. ; its nail, 2*7; expanse 

 of foot and nails, 7 in. ; mid toe, 2*15 ; its nail, 0*9 ; outer toe. 

 235 ; its nail, 0.8: inner toe, 1*9 ; its nail, 1 in; bill, from the 

 eye, 1*25; from gape, 1 in. ; length of comb from nostril to 

 hinder margin, 1*15 ; its width, 0*65 ; its height, 0*3 (in dry skin). 

 Color, bright reddish-orange (probably deep reddish flesh color 

 in living birds). Bill, black at the tip, yellowish-red at the base ; 

 legs and feet, olive green. A small spot at the base of the bill, 

 the crown of the head, nape, and back of the neck, interscapular 

 region, back, upper tail-coverts, tail, breast, and sides, flanks, 

 under wing-coverts, and both the upper and under surface of the 

 wings, as well as the primaries and the secondaries, deep black ; 

 median wing-coverts and scapularies very dark rich olive-brown, 

 with a slight metallic tinge of greenish and purple gloss. 

 Abdomen and under tail-coverts white ; chin, throat, sides of the 

 head and neck, and the upper part of the chest, white ; along the 



