more were seen. Few seen on Calayan, but many of the pinkish eggs 

 brought in by the natives during September and October. Small young 

 "tabon" were killed early in October. The Calayan name is "ou-cong." 



Gallus gallus (Linn.). 



Abundant on Fuga; rare on Calayan. 



Turnix whiteheadi Grant; Handbook Game Birds, II, 1897, p. 276. 



Known only from three birds purchased in Manila by Mr. John 

 Whitehead. In August, 1902, we rediscovered this species in the Quinta 

 Market, Manila. The natives said the birds were caught at Parahaque, 

 which is a town on Manila Bay. In our series of twenty skins the sexes 

 constantly differ, and I add a description of the adult female, together 

 with a series of" measurements : 



Adult female. — Xo. 1322, Philippine Museum Collection. Purchased 

 in Quinta Market, Manila, August 26, 1902. Probably from Parahaque. 



Description. — Similar to adult male, but distinguished by a dark 

 chestnut collar, narrow on bind neck, wide on sides of neck. General 

 color of upper parts black; feathers of head broadly tipped with dull 

 chestnut; down middle of head from bill to hind neck a distinct line 

 of pale straw yellow, terminated by the cervical collar; remainder of 

 feathers on upper parts barred with dull chestnut; some of the inter- 

 scapulars edged with whitish; lateral feathers of lower back, rump, and 

 upper tail coverts broadly edged and tipped with dark buff. Primaries 

 light brown edged with paler; primary coverts rather blackish brown; 

 bastard wing blackish brown, the largest plume broadly edged with 

 white externally; secondaries light brown with a mottled edging of 

 darker brown and whitish; tertiaries and scapulars much like the back, 

 the latter broadly edged with buffy yellow; secondary coverts mostly 

 dull chestnut, each feather with a large black spot and light buff edges. 

 Whole sides of face pale buff, most of the feathers black tipped, forehead 

 similar. Chin, upper throat, lower breast, and abdomen white; lower 

 throat and upper breast covered by a patch of dark buff, which also 

 extends over sides of these areas; some feathers on sides of these areas 

 each with a large black spot; a few feathers under wings largely dull 

 chestnut. Total length, 5.25 inches; wing, 2.26; tail, 1.02; culmen, 

 0.43; depth of bill at angle of gonvs, 0.14; tarsus, 0.73; middle toe 

 with claw, 0.60. 



Measurements of Turnix whiteheadi. 



