1872.] ON THE BIEDS OF CELEBES. 165 



Menda soUtaria pMlippensis, Briss. Orn. ii. p. 272. no. 32, " Ins Philipp.," descr. orig. ex 

 Poivre (avis juv. 1). 



Le merle solitaire des Philippines, Montb. op. cit. p. 304. no. 2 ; PI. Enl. 339, ex Brisson, 

 no. 32 *. 



Turdiis philippensis, P. L. S. Miiller, op. cit. p. 145. no. 59, ex Buffon, PI. Enl. 339 (1776). 



Turdus philippensis, Bodd. op. cit., ex BufFon, PL Enl. 339 (1783). 



Turdus eremita, Gm. Syst. Nat. 13th ed. i. p. 833 (1788), ex Brisson, no. 32. 



Merula soUtaria manillensis, Brisson, op. cit. p. 270. no 31, " Manilla," descr. orig. 



Turdus manillensis, Gm. op. cit. p. 833 (1788), ex Brisson, no. 31. 



Turdus manillensis, auct. ; Schlegel, Faun. Jap. Arcs, p. 07. 



Hal). North Celebes (Forsten) ; Philippines (type) ; China, Formosa, Japan (SivinJwe). 



There seems little doubt that the Merle solitaire de Manille and the Merle solitaire des 

 Philippines of Montbeillard are the same species in different phases of plumage. This was 

 Montbeillard's own opinion [op. cit. p. 305). The most recent authors, however, have continued 

 to treat them as distinct. 



Pratincola, Koch. 



72. Pratincola caprata (Linn.), Syst. Nat. ed. 12, i. p. 335. no. 33, " Luzon " (17GC), ex 

 Brisson, Orn. iii. p. 440. 



Hah. Macassar ( Wallace) ; Philippines [mus. nostr.) ; common all over India (Jcrdon) ; 

 Tonghoo (mus. nostr.) ; Aracan {Bhjth) ; Java [Ilorsfield) ; Nepal [Hodgson) ; Moulmein, 

 Lombock, Timor, Flores [mus. nostr.) ; Simla [Beavan) ; Coorg, Candeish [mus. nostr.). 



An example of a young male individual of this species was collected by Mr. Wallace at 

 Macassar. It in no way differs from Philippine specimens in my collection. 



Examples from the localities above cited agree well in their dimensions. Those from 

 Candeish are larger, but not so large as the Ceylon P. atrata, Blyth. 



SYLVIID.E. Tr.Z.S.viii. 



p. 64. 



Acrocephalus, Naumann. 



73, Acrocephalus orientalis (Bp.), Consp. i. p. 285 (1850), ex Schlegel. 



Salicaria turdina orientalis, Schlegel, Faun. Jap. Ares, p. 50, pi. 21, " Japan." 



Acrocephalus magnirostris, Swinh. Ibis, 1800, p. 51, " Amoy, Shanghai." 



Hah. Celebes [Schlegel) ; Menado [mus. nostr.) ; Japan [Schlegel) ; China [Sioinhoe). 



Two examples of a large Eeed-Warbler from Menado agree best with Amoy individuals. 



* llontbeillard's account contains internal evidence sufficient to prove that it was compiled from Brisson's description. 

 The plate (339) appears also to have been drawn from Brisson's description only. This will explain the unnatural colouring 

 of the head. 



