380 GALLO-GRALL^. 



Genus OCYDROMUS *. 



Wag-ler, Nat. 8yst. Amph. Siiiig. u. Viigel, p. 98 (1830). 



Ocydromus sylvestris. 



Oci/di'omus sylvestris, Sclater, Proc. Zool. Soc. 18()9, p. 472, pi. 35 ; 

 Ramsay, Tab. List Austr. E. p. 38 (1888); Meyer, Abbild. 

 Vogel-Skel. i. Taf. xli. 



The Lord Howe Island Wood-hen. 



IlaJ). Lord Howe Island. 



1904. Sternum, with shoulder-girdle. S. S. 2567. 



Presented hi/ P. L. Sclafer, Esq., P.P.S. 



Ocydromus lafresnayanus. 



Galliralivs lafresnai/anvs, Verreaux et O. Des Murs, llcv, et Mag. 

 de Zool. 1860, p.'437 ; E. L. & L. C. Layard, Ibis, 1877, p. 3G3. 



Lafresnaye's Wood-hen. 

 Ilab. New Caledonia. 



1905. Skeleton. O. C. 128U b. 



Presented bij Dv. Geortje Bennett. 



Ocydromus australis. 



Ralhis australis, Sparrman, Mus. Carls, pi. 14 (1786). 

 Ocydromus australis, BuUer, B. New Zeal, p. 170 (1873). 



The South-Island Wood-hen. 



Hah. South Island, New Zealand. 



1906. Skeleton (detective). 0. C. 1280. Purchased. 



1907. Skeleton. 0. C. 1280 a. Purchased. 



1908. Sternum of male, without shoulder-girdle. S. S. 935. 



From the Botanic Gardens, Sydney. 



* Cf. Meyer, Abbild. Vogel-Skel. i. Taf. xl. (O.fascus). 



