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like the cervix; lower surface Saccarclo's umber, posteriorly the 

 feathers tipped with tawny olive; middle of breast and of abdomen 

 tinged with slaty gray; lining oi wing rather light dull sepia. 



Measuremevts. — Male ^ : Total length (in flesh). 381-387.4 (average, 

 385.3) mm.; Aving, 215-230 (221); tail, 66-69.5 (67.2); exposed 

 culmen, 23-24 (23.5) ; bill from anterior end of nostril, 14-14.5 

 (14.2); height of bill at base, 11-11.5 (11.2); tarsus, 69.5-71.5 

 (70.3) ; middle toe without claw. 42.5^14 (43). 



Female 2; Total length (in flesh), 374.6-387.4 (average, 381) mm.; 

 wing, 215-223 (218) ; tail, 64-71.5 (67.2) ; exposed culmen, 22.5-23.5 

 (23) ; bill from anterior end of nostril, 13-13.5 (13.3) ; height of bilL 

 at base, 12-13 (12.3) ; tarsus, 65.5-67 (66.2) ; middle toe without 

 claw, 41-44 (42). 



Type-locality. — Little Nicobar Island, Nicobar Islands. 



Geographic distribution. — Great Nicobar Island and Little Nico- 

 bar Island in the southern portion of the Nicobar Islands. 



Remarks. — Specimens of this new subspecies have been seen from 

 only the islands of Little Nicobar and Great Nicobar, but it may 

 well be found also on other and smaller islands in the southern part 

 of the Nicobar group. Birds from these two islands are identical. 



Measurements of specimens examined are as follows : 



Measurements of specimens of Megapodius nicobariensis abbotti. 

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



1 Three specimens, from Great Nicobar and Little Nicobar Islands. 

 =■ Measured in the flesh by the collector. 

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