No. 2278. THE RACES OF THE NICOBAR MEGAPODE—OBERHOLSER. 40l 



Examples examined from several of these islands show no geographic 

 variation. 

 Measurements of all the specimens examined are given below : 



Measurements of specimens of Megapodius nicohariensis nicobariensis. 

 [Collected by Dr. W. L. Abbott.] 



U.S.N.M. 

 No. 



178327. 



178326. 

 178329. 

 178328. 

 178336. 



178337. 

 178338. 

 178342. 

 178350. 



178349. 

 178330. 



Sex. 



178334... 

 178331... 

 178332... 

 178333... 



178335 do. 



178339 do. 



Male.... 



...do 



...do.... 

 ...do.... 

 ...do.... 



...do.... 

 ...do 



[Male]... 



Male 



...do.... 

 Female . 



Locality. 



Date. 



.do. 

 .do. 

 .do. 

 -do. 



178340. 

 178341. 



..do. 

 ..do. 



Katchall I., Nicobar 

 Islands. 



Tillangchong I., Nicobar 

 Islands. 



do 



do 



Nankauri I., Nicobar 



Islands. 

 Trinkut I., Nicobar Islands 

 Katchall I., Nicobar 



Islands. 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



Tillangchong I., Nicobar 



Islands. 



!!!!!do!!I!!!!!!!!!!!;;!!!! 



1901. 

 Feb. 19 



...do.... 

 Feb. 20 

 Feb. 23 

 Jan. 30 



Jan. 31 

 Feb. 1 

 ...do.... 

 Feb. 8 



Feb. 3 

 Feb. 19 



...do.... 

 Feb. 20 

 Feb. 21 

 ...do.... 

 Feb. 23 

 Jan. 31 



Feb. 1 

 ...do.... 



mm. 

 387.4 



406.4 

 400 

 381 

 381 



387.4 

 400 

 400 

 400 



381 

 387. 



mmJ mm. 

 68 42 



224 72.5 24.5 14.5 11 | 69.5 



229l 70 23 



229 73.5 23.6 13 '' 12 67 



400 222 

 393.71 227 

 387.4 225 

 387.41 226 

 393.7 225 

 390. 7| 233 



390.7; 223 

 419 226 



66 

 74 



71.5 



67.5 



64 



69 



69 



71 



65.5 



24 

 24.5 



24 



23 



23.5 



23 



22 



24 



24.5 

 24 



65 



63.5 



66 



66 



67 



67 



65.5 



44 

 44 



44.5 

 42 



42 

 40.5 

 43.5 

 43 



42 

 43 



42 



41 



44.5 



42 



42 



42 



67.5 44 

 66.5 41.5 



" Measured In the flesh by the collector. 

 MEGAPODIUS NICOBARIENSIS ABEOTTI, new snbBpedeg.* 



Subspeci-fic characters. — Similar to Megapodius nicohariensis rtico- 

 bariensis, but darker on both upper and lower parts, including the 

 upper surface of the wings; the primaries particularly darker on 

 outer webs, and with less contrast in color between the outer and 

 inner vanes. 



Description.— Type, adult male, No. 178343, U.S.N.M.; Little 

 Nicobar Island, Nicobar Islands, February 28, 1901; Dr. W. L. Ab- 

 bott. Pileum reddish cinnamon brown; cervix brownish olive; 

 upper back olive brown, shading posteriorly to between Front's 

 brown and dresden brown on the upper tail-coverts; tail mummy 

 brown verging toward Front's brown ; outer webs of primaries cinna- 

 mon brown; inner webs of primaries and secondaries sepia; outer 

 webs of secondaries, and the greater coverts, of the same color as the 

 tail ; rest of the superior wing-coverts like the back ; tertials similar 

 to the rump, but a little more ruf escent ; sides of head, together with 

 chin and upper throat, between hair brown and drab; sides of neck 



1 Named In honor of Dr. W. L. Abbott, who collected the type series. 

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