40 A. von Pelzeln on Birds in 



Bald Ibis, Lath. Synops. v. ] 1(5. 10 (Br. Mus., Mus. Lever.) . 



Tantalus calvus, Gmel. Syst. i. 649; Lath. Ind. Orn. ii. 

 708. 17. 



The bird, probably that mentioned by Latham (Gen. Synops. 

 v. 116. 16), was in bad condition, and not placed in the col- 

 lection. 



RALLID^. 



92. Hypot/enidia striata (Linne). (116, 117.) 



Rallus philippensis striatus, Briss. Orn. v. 167, t. 14. f. 2. 



Tiklin raye, Buffon, Ois. ix. f. 72. 



Rallus striatus, Linne, Syst. i. 262. 5 ; Gmel. Syst. i. 714 ; 

 Lesson, Traite d'Ornith. 536 ; Blyth, Catal. Calc. Mus. 285, 

 sp. 1671 ; Swinhoe, Ibis, 1863, 427 (egg), et P. Z. S. 1863, 

 321 ; Jerdon, Birds of India, ii. 726*. 



Philippine Rail, var. C, Lath. Gen. Synops. v. 232. 



Philippine Rail, var. A, Lath. Gen. Synops. v. 231. 4, t. 86. 



Rallus philippensis, var. 8 et 7, Lath. Ind. Orn. ii. 756. 4. 



Rallus gularis, Horsf. (secundum Blyth); ? Bernstein, Journ. 

 f. Ornith. 1861, 190 (eggs). 



Rallus indicus, Verreaux; Reichenbach, Rasores, t. 201. 

 f. 2575, 2576. 



Rallus pectoralis, Gray, Birds Tropic. Isl.52 (partim); Finsch 

 et Hartlaub, Ornith. Centr. Polyn. 157 (partim). 



Hypotanidia striata, Reich.; Bonap. Compt. Rend, xliii. 

 (1856) 599; Schlegel, Mus. Pays-Bas, Ralli, 24. 



Hob. Throughout India from the extreme south and Ceylon, 

 to the foot of the Himalayas and the Punjab ; extends through 

 Burmah to the Malayan islands {Jerdon) ; Malacca [Reichen- 

 bach); Sumatra [Blyth); Java [Lesson, Schlegel); Cochinchina, 

 China [Schlegel); Siam, Formosa [Swinhoe) ; Philippine Islands 

 [Brisson) ; Luyon [Schlegel) ; Otaheite [Latham) . 



Two specimens from the Leverian Museum, viz. 116, Sale 

 Cat. n. 5384 [Rallus philippensis, var. otaheitensis) and 117; 

 the latter probably the original of Latham's description 

 and figure. 



* The dimension? given by Jerdon surpass in some particulars those of 

 our specimen. 



