ART. 16. 



BIRDS FROM NORTH CELEBES RILEY. 



2. MEGACEPHALON MALEO (Hartlaub). 



One adult female, Bumbaraedjaba, November 3, 1916; one female 

 immature, Laboea Sore, November 14, 1916 ; one adult male, Koeala 

 Prang, May 29, 1916. 



The adults still show the beautiful salmon-buff of the breast and 

 belly and the immature is tinged with pink, but of a much lighter 

 shade. 



The immature bird has the top of the head feathered, forming a 

 crest, and the throat is also feathered. The throat is white and the 

 forehead and crest have some white markings scattered through 

 them. The specimen is about half grown. 



Seven eggs were taken at Roemoesoem, June 10, 1916. One was 

 broken in shipment. The remainder are of the usual megapode shape 

 and vary in color from light vinaceous cinnamon to light pinkish- 

 cinnamon. They measure as follows: 109.3 by 63.4; 106.1 by 61.2; 

 107 by 64.5 ; 106.3 by 60.7 ; 103.4 by 61 ; 109.6 by 62.7. 



Family PHASIANIDAE. 



PHEASANTS AND FOWL-LIKE BIRDS. 

 3. EXCALFACTORIA CHINENSIS MINIMA (Gould). 



One male and two females, Toli Toli, December 10-16, 1914; one 

 male, Dolo, December 25, 1916. 



The above males have been compared with a good series from the 

 Philippines, one skin from the Malay Peninsula, and two from 

 Java. The single mainland bird is lighter than those from the 

 Philippines. All the Philippine specimens agree, except one, which 

 differs only slightly, in having no rufous in the wing and in this 

 character agrees with the minland bird. The Javan males are very 

 richly colored, with the back much mixed with slate color and con- 

 sequentl}^ the black markings are much reduced; the wings with 

 much rufous; the rufous below much increased in extent. No birds 



