THE BRUSH-TURKEYS. l^i 



Work of the female parent. The eggs are as large as those ot 

 the ' Oca,' and oblong in form ; they have a hard white shell 

 covered with a layer of reddish-brown, and are good to eat." 



Eggs. — Elliptical ovals ; vinaceous cinnamon in colour. Ave- 

 rage measurements, 3-88 by 2*4 inches. {A. B. Meyer.) 



III. THE JOBI ISLAND BRUSH-TURKEY. TALEGALLUS 



JOBIENSIS. 



Talegalliis jobiensis, Meyer, SB. Ak. Wien. Ixix. Abth. i. pp. 



74, 87 (1874); Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 



467 (1893). 

 Adult. — Plumage black as in the other species, but easily 

 recognised by the semi-erect crest composed of wider and 

 thicker feathers, which cover the top of the head. Bill and 

 naked skin of the head dusky-red, sides of the throat blood- 

 red, legs and feet fiery-red. " Total length, 21-5 inches ; wing, 

 II "8; tail, (i'6\ tarsus, 3"6." {Salvadori.) 



In a nearly adult specimen in the British Museum the tail 

 measures 7*3 inches. This bird was obtained by Hunstein in 

 South-eastern New Guinea, opposite China Straits. 



Range. — Jobi Island and the Eastern shore of Geelvink Bay ; 

 also South-east New Guinea. 



Eggs. — Reddish-fawn colour ; rather pointed ; shell smooth. 

 Measurements, 3-8-3-93 by 2-4I-2-46 inches. {A. B. Meyer) 



IV. THE LONG-TAILED BRUSH-TURKEY. TALEGALLUS 



LONGICAUDUS. 



TaUegallus longicaudus^ Meyer, Abh. Mus. Dresd. 1890-91, 



No. 4, p. 15 (1892); Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 



xxii. p. 467 (1893). 



Said by Dr. Meyer to differ from T'.y^^/Vw/V in being darker 



in colour, and in having a longer tail and shorter tarsus. 



Total length, 23-2 inches; wing, 11*2 ; tail, 8; tarsus, 3. 



It seems doubtful if this bird is really distinct from T. 

 jobiensis. 



Eange. — Astrolabe Bay, North-east New Guinea. 



