332 Recently published Ornithological Works. [Ibis, 



Spizaetus limna'etus (Horsf.) (Limna'etus Vigors, a synonym, 

 is antedated by Limruetus Bowdicli, the latter a synonym of 

 Buteo) ; Morphnarchus for type Leucopternis princeps Scl. ; 

 Percnohierax for type Rupornis leucorrhous (Q. & G.) ; 

 Hapalocrex for type Rallus flaviventris Bodd. ; Limnocrex 

 for type Porzana cinereiceps Lawrence; Thryocrex for type 

 Corethrura rubra Scl. & Sal v. 



Riley on new Malayan Birds. 



[Four new Birds from the Philippines and Greater Sunda Islands. 

 By J. H. Rile3\ Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. xxxiii. 1920, 

 pp. 55-58.] 



Mr. Riley describes as new from Mr. Raven's collection 

 tbe following : — Anthreptes malacensis paraguce from Pala- 

 wan, A. m. bornensis from Borneo, Enodes erythrophrys 

 centralis from Celebes, and Munia punctulata particeps also 

 from Celebes. 



Robinson and Kloss on the names of the Jungle-Fowls, 



[On the proper name of the Red Jungle-Fowl from Peninsular India. 

 By H. C. Robinson and C. Boden Kloss. Records Indian Mus. xix. 

 pt. 1, 1920, pp. 13-15.] 



The nomenclature of the Indian Red Jungle-Fowl has 

 been discussed lately by several writers. Messrs. Robinson 

 and Kloss consider that the correct specific name is Gallus 

 ferruyineus (Gmel.), founded on Sonnerat's bird, probably 

 fi'om the Philippine Islands, as he visited no area in India 

 proper where he could have procured the Red Jungle-Fowl, 

 and that the typical subspecies G. f. ferrugineus is the 

 Malayan bird also occurring in Burma and Hainan. To 

 the Javan race, which is distinguished by the dark colour 

 of the hackles, the authors assign the name G.f. bankiva 

 Temm., while the bird of India proper has to receive a 

 new name. For this form Gallus ferrugineus murghi is 

 proposed, the subspecific name being apparently derived 

 from the common Hindustani word for a chicken, familiar 

 to every Anglo-Indian. 



