70. GALLIXAGO. 625 



Ucc. Born. p. 334 (1874) ; Swinhoe, Ibis, 1875, p. 131 (Chefoo), 

 p. 454 (Ilakodadi); Wald. Trans. Zool. Soc. ix. p. 235 (1875: 

 Luzon) ; Rosenb. Reist. naar Geelvinkb. p. 8 (1875) ; Tweedd. 

 P. Z. S. 1877, p. 768 (Cebu); David $ Oust. Ois. Chine, p. 479 

 (1877) ; Prjev. in Rowley's Orn. Misc. iii. p. 92 (1878: Hoang-ho 

 Valley, breeding) ; Tweedd. P. Z. S. 1878, p. 345 (S. Leyte, Sept.), 

 p. 953 (Zamboan^a) ; Meyer, Ibis, 1879, p. 143 (Menado, March) ; 

 Leyi/i'. liirds of Co/Ion, p. 817 (1880) ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. Genov. 

 xviii. p. 331 (1882) ; id. Orn. Papuasia etc. iii. p. 337 (1882) ; 

 Gi'/l. .S- Salvad. P. Z. S. 1887, p. 588 (Corea) ; Everett, Journ. 

 Straits Branch As. Soc. 1889, p. 206 (Labuan) ; id. P. Z. S. 1889, 

 p. 225 (Palawan) ; llliitehead, Ibis, 1890, p. 00 (Palawan) ; Steere, 

 List Birds 8f Mamm. Philip. Piped, p. 26 (1890: Mindanao; Basi- 

 lan) ; Salvad. A</</. Orn. Papaasia, etc. iii. p. 205 (1891) ; Styan, 

 Ibis. Is'.H . p,,. 330, 505 (Lower Yangtse) ; De La Touche, Ibis, 1892, 

 p. 498 (Foochow) ; Taez. Mem. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersb. (7) 

 xxxix. p. 956 ( L898) ; Ogilvie-Grant, Ibis, 1894, p. 522 (N. Luzon). 



Scolopax ( Spilura) stenura (nee Kuhl), Radde, Reis. Sibir. ii. p. 334, 

 pi. xiii. (1863). 



Scolopax burka (nee Lath.), Finsch, Neu- Guinea, p. 182 (1865: 

 Batcbian). 



Scolopax australis (nee Lath.), Finsch, Neu-Guinea, p. 182, pt. (1865 : 

 Celebes). 



Scolopax (Gallinago) beterura (nee Hodys.), Cab. J.f. O. 1866, p. 28 

 (Luzon). 



Gallinago heterocerca, Cab. J. f. O. 1870, p. 235 (Luzon): Taez. 

 J.f O. 1873, p. 104 (E. Siberia) ; id. J.f O. 1874, p. 336, 1876, 

 p. 201 (Ussuri-land) ; id. Bull. Soc. Zool. France, i. p. 256 (1876: 

 Amur-land) ; Boyd. Consp. Av. Imp. Ross. fasc. i. p. 104 (1884). 



Gallinago scolopacina (nee Bp>.), Gray, Hand-l. B. iii. p. 52, no. 10329, 

 pt, (1871 : Batcbian). 



Gallinago heterceaca, Cab. J.f. O. 1872, p. 317 (Luzon); Finsch, 

 Journ. Mus. Godeffr. Heft viii. p. 36 (1875: Pelew Is.). 



Gallinago stenura (nee Kuhl), Salvad. P. Z. S. 1878, p. 83 

 (Amboina) ; id. Rep. Voy. 'Challenyer,' Zool. ii. Birds, p. 64 (1881 : 

 Amboina). 



Scolopax megala, Seebohm, Geoyr. Distr. Charadr. p. 479 (1888) ; 

 id. B. Japan. Emp. p. 343 (1890) ; Sharpe. Ibis, 1890, pp. 145, 

 285, 287 (N. Borneo) ; Seebohm, Ibis, 1892,' p. 250 (Tsu-sima). 



Adult male. Similar to G. stenura, and with -wire-like outer tail- 

 feathers, but these not so narrow and showing at least two distinct 

 bars towards the ends ; the tail-feathers 20 in number, of which the 

 seven outer ones are attenuated, and only the six central ones show 

 tho characteristic broad sub-terminal band of rufous : " bill light 

 yellowish brown for the basal two- thirds, yellower on the base of 

 the under mandible, blackish brown on the apical third : feet light 

 yellowish grey, with blackish-brown claws ; iris dark umber- 

 brown " (li. Swinhoe). Total length 9"5 inches, culmen 2-3, 

 wing 5-4, tail 2-15, tarsus 1-35. 



Adult female. Does not differ from the male : " legs and feet pale 

 bluish grey, nails black " (A. H. Everett). Total length 10-5 inches, 

 culmen 2-6, wing 5-6, tail 2-15, tarsus 1-3. 



Young birds. As with G. stenura so with the present species, the 

 young birds appear to be distinguishable by their more uniform dark 



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