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XV. THE MARIANNE MEGAPODE, MEGAPODIUS LAPEROUSII. 
Megapodius la Pérouse, Quoy and Gaimard, Voy, “ Uranie,” 
p. 127, pl. 33 (1824). 
Megapodius laperousii, Temm. Pl. Col. v. livr. 69, p. 3 (1826) ; 
Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B, Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 460 (1893) [part. ; 
Marianne Is. ]. 
Megapodius perousti, Wiglesw. Abh. Mus. Dresd. 1890-91, No. 
Gar i5o 4 £oO2). 
Adult Male and Female.—May be distinguished from JZ. senex 
by having the crown much darker grey, while the posterior band 
of feathers above the nape are a/most white, and form a marked 
contrast with the crown. 
Range.—Marianne Islands. 
XVI. PRITCHARD’S MEGAPODE. MEGAPODIUS PRITCHARDI. 
Meszapodius stairt and M. burnabyi, Gray, P. Z.S, 1861, p. 290 
[founded on eggs]. 
Megapodius pritchardi, Gray, Ann. Mag. N. H. (3) xiv. p. 378 
(7864); id. P. Z.S. 1864, p. 41, pl. vi.; Ogilvie-Grant, 
Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 461 (1893). 
Megapodius huttoni, Buller, Trans. N, Zeal. Inst. uli. p. 114 
(1870). 
Adult,—Distinguished from all the species previously men- 
tioned by having the dasa? part of the primary and outer 
secondary quills white ; the longer upper tail-coverts and tail 
mixed with the same colour.* General colour of the rest of 
the plumage dull lead-grey, shading into yellowish-grey on the 
belly and under tail-coverts, only the wings and back being 
rufous-brown ; legs pale red. Total length, 10°5 inches ; wing, 
4-4; tail, 2°15; tarsus, 2°I. 
Range.—Ninafou or Hope Island. 
Habits—Captain McLeod, who visited the island of Ninafou, 
* The amount of white appears to vary in individual examples, 
