1. TURNIX. 535 



Turnix (Hemipodius) pugnax, Snelleman, in Vitli's Midden-Smnatra, 



iv. p. 45 (1887). 

 Areoturnix pugnax, Vorderm. Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Ind. xlix. p. 70 



(1889) [Sumatra]. 



Areoturnix phinibipof, Vorderm. Nat. Tijdschr. Ned. Ind. 1. p. 513 



(1890) [Billitou]. 



Adult female. Only differs from tho adult female of T. tavjoor 

 in always having a fairly marked rnfous nuchal collar, which is 

 distinctly differentiated from the colour of the back, and indicates 

 an approach towards T. fasciaia, tho Philippine species. Iris light 

 straw-colour. Total length 0-0 inches, wing 3'5, tail 1-2, tarsus 1. 



Adult male. Eesemhles the male of T. taigoor. 



Hah. Billiton, Java, Sumatra, and S.W. of Ceylon. 



a. c? ad. sk. Colombo, Cevlon, .June Hume Coll. 



(Hart). 



b. (J ad. sk. Ceylon. Hume Coll. 

 c-g- 6 ? ad. sk. Ceylon, March, Nov. (.S". Tweeddale Coll. 



Chapman). 



h-m. S $ ad. sk. Java. Tweeddale Coll. 



n, 0. $ ad. sk. Java. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



P)9- S 2 <id. sk. Sumatra. Wallace Coll. 



r. 2 nr. ad. sk. Sumatra, Sept. (C. Boch). Tweeddale Coll. 



2. Turnix fasciata. 



Hemipodius fasciatus, Tctntn. Pit/, et Gall. iii. pp. 634, 757 (1815) 

 [Philippine Is.]. 



Turnix fiisciata. Gray, Hand-l. B. ii. p. 270, no. 9740 (1870) ; 

 Tweeddale, P. Z. S. 1877, p. 701 [Luzon]; Ramsay, Orn. Works 

 Tweedd., App. p. 659 (1881); Grant, Ibi.% 1889, pp. 449, 450,459. 



Turnix nigrescens, Tiveeddale,P. Z.S. 1877, p. 765 [Zebu]; Ramsay, 

 Oru. Works Tweedd., App. p. C59 (1881) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1888, 

 p. 203 [Palawan] ; Whitehead, Ibis, 1800, p. 58 [Palawan]. 



Tui-nix haynaldi, Blasius, Or)iis, iv. p. 317 (1888) [Palawan]. 



Adult female. Differs from the female adult of T. taigoor in 

 having the feathers of the top of the head black with dark grey 

 margins ; no white stripe down the centre of the head ; a wide 

 well-defined nifous nuchal collar; the back, rump, upper tail-coverts, 

 and scapulars nearly black vermiculated with grey, and here and 

 there rufous towards the margins ; the abdomen pale buff, the flanks 

 and under tail-coverts more rufous. Iris white ; bill yellow at the 

 base, greenish a.s the tip ; legs yellow. Total length G inches, 

 wing 3-4, tail M, tarsus 1. 



Imjnatu re females. Kesemble those of T. taie/oor,hnt have a well- 

 developed rufous nuchal collar, and the belly pale whitish buff. Iris 

 white ; bill greenish chrome clouded with blackish green ; legs 

 greenish chrome. 



Adult male. Has the upper surface like that of the female, but 

 the rufous nuchal collar is entirely absent ; the lest of the plumage 

 resembles that of the male of T. taigoor, but the belly is somewhat 

 paler. Total length 5-2 inches, wing 3, tail 1-1, tarsus 0-9. 



