October 31 

 1919 



] BANGS AND PENARD — THE JUNGLE FOWL 25 



The recognition of several races now makes it necessary to 

 restrict the type locahty of gallus; and as we are not aware 

 that this ever has been done, we select Bengal. Even Stuart 

 Baker, who rejects Phasianus gallus Linn., includes it without 

 question wholly (not in part) in the synonymy of the Indian 

 bird. 



This disposition of the name gallus is also desirable from an- 

 other standpoint, in that it avoids the introduction of a new 

 name for the Indian bird. In accordance with this view, which 

 we trust will be acceptable to ornithologists, the three races on 

 the common jungle fowl should be known as: — 



(a) Gallus gallus bankiva Temminck, Pig. Gall., II, 1813, 



p. 87 (Sumatra). 

 (6) Gallus gallus ferrugineus (GmeHn), Syst. Nat., I, 1789, 



p. 761 (China), 

 (c) Gallus gallus gallus (Linne), Syst. Nat., I, 1758, p. 158 



(Bengal). 



