1878.] THE ISLAND OF PALAWAN. 619 



black with brilliant green borders to the feathers, and the whole throat and breast are black P.Z.S.1878, 

 with green reflexions, the immature bird is brown. The quills and underparts are also very P- - • 

 dark brown in the adult, whereas in the immature bird they are light brown. The ocelli on the 

 rectrices in the immature bird are not so perfectly formed, and the dark brown ground-colour of 

 the dorsal plumage and of the rectrices is not so well defined. 



The skin of the female (immature) has the chin, space before the eye, and throat dingy 

 white. The green ocelli only occur on some of the rectrices, and are small. The remainder of 

 the plumage resembles that of the young male, the crest being shorter and uniform brown. 



47. Megapodius cumingi. 



Megapodius cummgii, Dillwyn, P. Z. S. 1851, p. 118, t. 39. 



[P. Princesa, (j , January 1878: iris warm brown; orbital skin coral; auricular region 

 washed with bright red ; bill horn-yellow ; legs reddish, brighter than in female ; tarsal scutellge 

 and feet dark olivaceous brown ; the red of the face brighter than in female. 6 juv., January 

 1878: character of soft parts as in mature male, only paler. ? , January 2, 1878: iris warm 

 brown ; bill horn-yellow ; orbital skin coral ; auricular region washed with vermilion-red (not 

 crimson) ; legs yellowish grey, the tarsal scutellte dark grey. 



Note. — In these birds the bill is sometimes horn-yellow, sometimes the same more or less 

 deeply tinged with brown on culmen and at the base. " Tabun " of the natives.] 



Dimensions : — 



The Palawan Megapode closely resembles the Labuan [M. cumingi), and can hardly be 

 separated specifically. In this view Mr. Sharpe concurs. 



48. EUDROMIAS GEOFFEOYI (161), 



[P. Princesa, s , November 29, 1877.] 



49. J^GIALITES CAIfTIANUS. 



Charadrius cantiaims. Lath. Suppl. Ind. Orn. p. Ixvi. 

 [P. Princesa, ? , November 29, 1877.] 



50. Tringoides htpoleucus (183). 

 [P. Princesa, 2 , December 11, 1877.] 



51. BUBULCUS COROMANDUS (194). 



[P. Princesa, d' S , December 1877.] 

 Forehead in both examples bufi)' yellow. 



52. BUTORIDES JAVANICA (197). 



[P. Princesa, $ juv., January 6, 1878.] 



