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315.* Porphyrio samoensis. 

 Purple Gallinule, jit. Lath. Gen. Syn. Ill, 254 (Tonga-tabu). — Fulica porphyrio, pt. Gm. S. N. 

 1788 Jl, (J9'.l (T.-tabu): Bch.st. Lath. Uebers. 1796 III, 224: I'orst. Descr. An. 1844, 156. — Porphyrio 

 pulverulentus (huij, List H. Br. M. Kallidae 1844, 121 (ex Feejee). — Porphyrio samoensis /Vn/c, U. y. 

 Expl. Exp. 1848. 220 pi. 62 f. 1; Ihrtl. Wiegm. Arch. 1852, 118; ul. J. f. O. 1854, 169; r,Vny, B. Trop. 

 Is. 53; "/. H. L. 1871 III, 65 no. 10482: /•V«Wi, ,T. f. 0. 1872, 55: id. P. Z. S. 1«77. 726, 775; id. Yoy. 

 Chall., B. 1881 II. 39; Sahad. Atti Aecad. Sc. Tor. 1879 XIV, 1167, 1170; Tristr. Cat. Coll. B. 1889, 26; 

 .l/<-yer, Abli. u. Ber. Mus. Dresden 1891 no. 4, 16. ~ Porphyrio vitiensis Peak, U. S. Expl. Exp. 1848, 221 

 pi. 62 f. 2; Hartl. Wiegm. Arch. 1852, 118; id. J. f. 0. 1854, 169; Caxs. V. S. Exp. 1858, 309; Gray^ B. 

 Tn.p. Is. 53: Srhl. Mus. P. B. Kalli 1865, 55; F.etH. Orn. Centralpol. 1867, 172 t. XII, 3; .«/. J. f. 0. 

 1870, 122, 135, iid. P. Z. S. 1871. 27; Griife^ J. f. 0. 1870, 402, 413; Gray^ H. L. Ill, 65 no. 10484, pt.; 

 Linj. P. Z. S. 1875, 439; 1876, 497, 503; id. Ibis 1876, 393: Tristr. t. c. 266; Sahad. Atti Accad. Sc. Tor. 

 1879 XIV, 1107; 7ViV/-. Cat. 1889, 26. — Porphyrio indicns Ca^s. (nee IIor,f.) U. S. Exp. 1858, 308: F. et 

 II. Orn. Centralpol. 170 (err.; specimen ex Java): ir/,itmie, P. Z. S. 1873, 152; id. Ibis 1875, 446. — Por- 

 phyrio calvns, i)t. Elliot, Str. F. 1878 VII, 16. — „Kalai", Tonga Is. (Griiffe). — „Manu-alii", Samoa Is. 

 (U'/iiimeeJ. — „Tiri", Fiji Is. (La;/.). 



^ Totiya Jif.: Tonga-tabu (Forst., Griiffe).^ Eua, Yavao, Lefuka (('riiffi; La;/.). — ^^ Samoa Is.: 

 Upolu (Peak), all the islands (Whilmec). — ^JJea or Wnllis (Griiffe). —^Nhiafoii ? (Iliibner). ■—'Fiji 

 Is.: Viti Lcvu, Ovalau, Wakaia, Mokani, Vanua Leva, Taviuni, Lomaloma, Mango (Lay.) 



316.* Porphyrio subsp. ? 

 Porphyrio melanotus Vcrr.ct Des M. (nee Gld.) Rev. Zool. 1862, 180; Jouan, Mem. Soc. Cherb. 

 1863 IX, 239; Marie, Actcs S. L. Hord. 1870 XXVII; id. Ibis 1877, 363. — (?) Porphyrio bellus .1/«;/c (nee. 

 Gld.) Actes S. L. Bord. 1870 XXVII: id. Ibis 1877, 363; Elliot, Str. F. 1878 VII, 15 (N. C. ex Marie); 

 Lay. Ibis 1878, 268.- — Porphyrio vitiensis Gray, H. L. 1871 III, 65 no. 10484 (N. C.) ; Lay. Ibis 1878, 

 263: 1880, 232 (Loyalty Is.); 1882, 536, 544: Sdat. P. Z. S. 1886, 330 (Mare). —Porphyrio cyanocephalus, 

 pt. Elliot, Str. F. 1878 VIII, 18 (N. C. tantuni). — Porphyrio melanonotus, pt. Sahnd. Atti Accad. Sc. Tor. 

 XIV, 1169 (N. C). — „Kette", Lifu (Lay.). 



'^ Xeiv Caledonia (Verr.. Lay.). —Loyalty Is.: Lifu (Lay.). Mare (Srlai.). 



317.* Porphyrio samoensis aneiteumensis. 



1 Parple Gallinule Lat/t. Syn. Ill, 254 pt. (Tanua). — Porphyrio aneiteumensis Tri.slr. Ibis 1876, 

 265; Schmeltz, Verh. Ver. Hamb. 1879, 80; Sahad. Atti Accad. Sc. Tor. 1879 XIV, 1170; Tristr. Cat. Coll. 

 ]?. 1889, 26: Meyer. Abh. u. Ber. Mus. Dresden 1891 no. 4, 16. — Porphyrio calvus pt. Elliot, Str. F. 1878 

 VII, 16. — Porphyrio vitiensis Lay. Ibis 1878, 27!). — ^In-nga", Aneiteum (Ingli: 



Aueifeunt (Mus. Ti-istr.), and ('/) Tanna (ImI/i.).^ New Hebrides. 



nts;. 



318.* Porphyrio subsp,? 



Porphyrio vitiensis Lay. Ibis 1878, 292. 

 > Vate, New Hebrides (Lay.). 



Specimens of Porphyrio from New Caledonia. Aneiteum, Vate, and Central Polynesia vary much 

 in size; New Caledonia possesses the largest race of all, Aneiteum also a large race, while „a singularly small 

 delicately formed" one has been found in Vate. No other differences have as yet been jjointed out; but, in 

 view of the fact that the Admiralty Islands (P. ellioti Salvad.) and New Britain (P. neobrittanicus 

 Mover) apparently each possess a perfectly distinguishable race, it is to be expected that other diHcrences, 

 besides those of size, will be found on examination of a sufficient amount of material, so as to necessitate 

 the separation of the birds of New Caledonia and Vate under subspecific names. 



319.* Porphyrio sp. 



Porphyrio sp. ;' Srhmeltz , Cat. Mus. Godef. 1874 Y, p. XYI; Garrett. I. c. note. 



Island of Jiaiatea, Society Is. (Garrett. 



This species U known from two young specimens only. 



