collected in the Island of Java. 69 



No. 235, ^ . Peugelinjan, February 1880. Irides straw- 

 colour ; bill black ; legs straw-colour. 



16. Ptilopus porphyreus (Temm.) ; Nicholson, Ibis, 

 1881, p. 154. 



No. 238, ? . On Mount Malawar, near Pengeiinjan. 

 Irides red ; bill black, grey at tip ; feet and legs red. 



17. Carpophaga lacernulata (Temm.) ; Schlegel, Mus. 

 Pays-Pas, Columba, p. 95. 



No. 239, ? . Mount Malawar, 6000 feet. Irides dark 

 red; feet and legs red; bill black, grey at tip. 



18. Arborophila javanica (Gm.). 



Perdix javanica, Gray, Hand-1, B. ii. p. 268. no. 9702. 

 No. 253, c? • Goenoening Waringin, 4700 feet. Irides 

 dark grey ; feet red ; bill black. " Poeyon gong, gong.'* 



From the Cocos Keeling Islands. 



1. Rallus philippensis, L. ; Schlegel, Mus. Pays-Bas, 

 Ralli, p. 23. 



Hypotcenidia philippensis (L,), Walden, Tr. Z. S. ix. p. 232. 



No. 17. Cocos Keeling Islands, Horsburg Island, January 

 18, 1879. Reddish irides. Cocoa-nut and crab-shell in 

 stomach. " Ayam-utan.^^ 



No. 20. West Island, January 24, 1879. 



No. 38. West Island, February 4, 1879. 



No. 33, young. West Island, January 30, 1879. Irides 

 dark slate-grey, with tinge of reddish. 



2. Nycticorax caledonicus (Lath.) ; Gould, Handb. B. 

 Austr. ii. p. 311. 



Ardea caledonica, Gm. ; Schlegel, Mus. Pays-Bas, Ardea, 

 p. 59. 



No. 39, (? . Cocos, West Island, February 6, 1879. Irides 

 yellow ; food, small crabs. " Blatok mereh." 



This Australian species has been traced through the Mo- 

 luccas to Timor; but Mr. Forbes has here somewhat extended 

 its known range. 



