1875.] THE PHILIPPINE AECHIPELAGO. 387 



Sonnerat having named the bird Perdrix de Gingi, it was inferred by Teraminck that the species 

 inhabited the Coromandel coast. But it is pretty well ascertained that no such species is known 

 in India, or, indeed, in any part of continental Asia, nor has it been discovered in Ceylon, or in 

 any of the Malay Islands. Hence it may be presumed (also the surmise of Mr. Blyth, I. c.) that 

 Sonnerat's Partridge was obtained in the Philippines and not in Coromandel. The description 

 given by Dr. v. Martens (/. c.) is too short to enable us to identify the examples he saw with the 

 species fully described both by Sonnerat and Temminck. In one particular his description Tr. Z. S. ix. 

 materially differs ; for Dr. v. Martens describes the head as being green-black, whereas Sonnerat 

 says that in his bird the top of the head is dark brown, and Temminck calls it maroon-brown. 

 The example similar to his own, which Teraminck (/. c.) mentions as being preserved in the 

 British Museum, seems to be no longer extant. Dr. v. Martens thus describes the example 

 alluded to by him : — " Head green-black ; breast wine-red, streaked with black ; sides pale red, 

 spotted with black." For full description of the example in the Leyden Museum, cf. Blyth, /. c. 



ExcALFACTOEiA, Bonaparte. 



155. EXCALFACTORIA CHINENSIS. 



Chinese Quail, Edwards, lUustr. v. p. 77, pi. 247, S , " China." 



Tetrao cMnensis, Linn. S. N. i. p. 277, no. 19 (17GG), ex Edwards; v. Martens, J. f. O. 1866, 

 p. 25, no. 143. 



Le CaiUe des Philij)pines, Brisson, Orn. i. p. 254, no. 17, pi. 25. f. 1, "Philippines." 

 La petite Caille de I'isle de Lugon, Sonn. Voy. Nouv. Guin. p. 54, pi. 24, ? , " Lu9on." 

 Oriolus lineatns. Scop. Del. Fl. Faun. Insubr. ii. p. 87, no. 34 (17SG), ex Sonn. 

 Tetrao manillensis, Gm. S. N. i. p. 704, no. 57 (1788), ex Sonn. 

 Coturnix excalfactoria, Temm. Pig. et Gallin. iii. pp. 516, 742 (1815). 

 Coturnix flavipes, Blyth, J. A. S. B. 1842, p. 808, 2 , " Bengal." 



Hah. Philippines {.Tagoy). 



Brisson described from a Philippine example sent to M. Aubrey. He states that the 

 Philippine form is smaller than the one which inhabits China, and that Chinese examples have 

 the breast spotted with black. It is not improbable that the Philippine species may prove to 

 belong to the Celebean form, E. minima, Gould, in which case both will have to assume the title 

 of lineata. Scop. 



TURNICID^. 

 TuKNix, Bonnaterre. 



156. *TURNIX OCELLATA. 



Caille de Visle de Lufoti, Sonn. Voy. Nouv. Guin. p. 54, pi. 23. 



Oriolus ocellatvs, Scopoli, Del. Fl. Faun. Insubr. ii. p. 88, no. 35 (1786), ex Sonn. ; Blyth, 

 J. A.S. B. 1861, p. 97. 



Tetrao luzoniensis, Gm. S. N. i. p. 767, no-. 61 (1788), ex Sonn. 



Hemifodius thoracicus, Temm. Pig. et Gall. iii. pp. 622, 755, "Luzonia" (1815). 



