1872.] ON THE BIEDS OF CELEBES. 201 



Ilah. Limbotto, 8th January, male in imperfect plumage — 6th and 13th January, females 

 {Von Bosenhercj) ; Europe, Northern Africa, Asia to Island of Formosa. 



Q. Iinmeralis, Miiller (Verhandel. p. 159), described from examples obtained on the north 

 shores of Java, is not admitted to be distinct by Professor Schlegel. 



Mareca, Stephens. 



181. Makeca gibberiprons, S. Miiller, Verhandel. p. 159, "Celebes;" Schlegel, Mus. Pays- 

 Bas, Anseres, p. 58. 



Anas gracilis, Buller, Ibis, 18G9, p. 41, " New Zealand." 



Ilah. Gorontalo, yoiuig bird and an adult male ; Menado, adult male ; Tondano, male ; 

 Pegoiat, female, in November (Forstcn); Ayer-pannas, 18th August, male, 13th August, female; 

 Panybie, loth September, female (Von Boscnber;/) ; Macassar, female {Miiller); Timor {Miiller); 

 near Port Essington {Mus. Lugd.) ; Australia ( Verreaux) ; near Melbourne, S. Australia {Ferd. 

 Miiller); New Caledonia ( FerreatU') ; Yloxes {Wallace) ; New Zealand (i/ ;(//<?/•). 



Professor Schlegel (/. c.) remarks that Celebean examples are smaller than those from other 

 localities. It is probably this species that Mr. Gould alludes to (Ilandb. B. Austr. ii. p. 366) 

 as one of the races of M. imnctata (Cuvier) found in Australia. 



DendroctgjN'a, Swainson. 



182. Dexdrocygna guttata (Forsten), Mus. Lugd.; Schlegel, Mus, Pays-Bas, Anseres, p. 85, 

 " Celebes." 



Dendrucygna guttulata, Temm. ; Wallace, P. Z. S. 1863, p. 36. 

 JJendroci/gna guttulata, Miiller, MS. ; Sclater, P. Z. S. 1864, p. 300. 



Ilah. Limbotto, 1st September, adult male ; Panybie, 12th September, adult female ; Kema, 

 24th August, adult male and female {Von Rosenberg); Ternate, Gi\o\o {Bernstein); island of 

 Kelang, Amboyna {Iloedt) ; Bouru, Ceram {Wallace) ; Goram, Aru, Little Key ( Von Rosenberg). 



183. Dendrocygna VAGANS, Eyton, MS.; Eraser, Zool. Typica, pi. 68, " Manilla " (1849) ; 

 Schlegel, Mus. Pays-Bas, Anseres, p. 88 ; Sclater, P. Z. S. 1864, p. 300. 



Ilah. Tondano, December, adult female {Forsten) ; Limbotto, 9th January, adult male ; Tr. Z. S. viii. 

 Gorontalo, 27th May and 20th July, male and female; Ayer-pannas, 11th, 15th, 17tli August, ^" 

 males and females; Limbotto, loth September, female; Pagouat, 29th July, a nestling {Von 

 Rosenberg) ; Macassar, E. Tivaov {Wallace) ; Philippines {Cuming) ; Java {Diard) ; New Caledonia 

 {Verreaux). Conf. Hartl. & Finsch, Ceutralpolyn. p. 212. 



According to Mr. Sclater {I. c.) there appear to be three races of this Tree-Duck — 'the 

 Philippine, which is the type, the Australian {!). gouldi, Bp.), and the one inhabiting Celebes and 

 Timor. It is true that at a later date (P. Z. S. 1866, p. 149) Mr. Sclater maintained that the 

 three races are not separable. Professor Schlegel mentions that this species only occurs 

 accidentally in Java. 



