from the vicinity of Manilla. 335 



Islands; but the other is marked N. China, and the two 

 typical specimens at Turin are said to have been received 

 with many other Himalayan birds from Baron Solaroli ; but 

 Count Salvadori has stated (Ibis, 1879, p. 300) that he sus- 

 pects that in reality these birds had been given to the Turin 

 Museum by Baron Bollet along with some Central- African 

 birds. All the other species of Melaniparus are African. 

 Two specimens are sent by Mr. Maitland-Heriot. 



10. NUMENIUS PH^OPUS. 



Numenius phceopus (L.), Wald. T. Z. S. ix. p. 232 (p. 395). 

 The Philippine Whimbrel is referred by Salvadori (Orn, 

 Pap. iii. p. 332) to A^. variegatus, Scop. 

 One specimen, 



11. Ardetta flavicollis. 



Ardetta flavicollis (Lath.), Wald. T. Z. S. ix. p. 236 

 (p. 398) ■ Tweedd. P. Z. S. 1877, p. 834 (p. 560). 

 One specimen. 



12. GoRSACHIUS MELANOLOPHUS. 



Ai^dea melanolopha, Raffles, T. L. S. xiii. p. 326. 



Gorsachius goisagi, Temm. PI. Col. 582 ; Faun. Jap. p. 1 16, 

 pi. 70. 



Gorsachius melanolophus (Raffl.), Wald. T. Z. S. ix. p. 238 

 (p. 401). 



Butio kutteri, Cab. J. f. O. 1881, p. 425. 



The single specimen sent, which is in immature plumage, 

 agrees in the length and shape of its bill with an adult 

 specimen from Japan, and difiers from all my other specimens 

 from Ceylon, the Nicobar Islands, Malacca, and (?) Pegu in 

 this respect. Furthermore it differs from all other immature 

 specimens in having no white subterminal spots to the crest- 

 feathers. This specimen is in the plumage of the figure of 

 the immature bird in the ' Fauna J aponica.'' I am disposed to 

 think that the Japanese and Philippine birds must be kept 

 distinct under the title of G. goisagi ; but see the writings of 

 Mr. Gates (B. Burmah, ii. p. 261) and Mr. A. O. Hume (S. F. 

 ii. p. 312, and viii. p. 114). 



