the Imperial Collection at Vienna. 41 



Both individuals agree very well together ; their measure- 

 ments are* :— Length 9" 3'", wing 4" 8"', tail 2" V", bill from 

 gape 18'", from the frontal plumes 12-12!"', tarsus 19'", middle 

 toe without nail 18'", tertiaries 3'" shorter than the longest 

 primaries. 



H. striata is similar to the young male and female of 

 H. celebensis, but differs in its inferior size, the slender tarsus, 

 and longer toes. I am convinced that the Rallus philippensis 

 of the older authors is a different species. Our collection is 

 in possession of a specimen of the latter, which was obtained 

 in the year 1815, in exchange, from the Paris Museum, as 

 Rallus philippensis (Rale raye des Philippines, PI. Enl. 774), 

 and which agrees very well with the figure of the PI. Enl. 

 I think it not impossible that it is the same individual which 

 served as a model to Buffon. 



The bird differs from H. striata in its by far greater size, 

 much stouter tarsi, and shorter toes, the tertiaries equalling 

 in length the longest primaries ; the rusty red of the nape is 

 not uniform, but streaked with dark brown, the feathers of 

 the back are blackish brown, fringed with olivaceous, and 

 adorned with very few white spots, these being also less 

 numerous on the wings ; the whole under surface has a tinge 

 of yellowish. Length 11", wing 5" 4'", tail (incomplete) 1" 9"", 

 bill from gape 18"', from the frontal feather 14'", tarsus 21'", 

 middle toe without nail 17'". 



The synonymy would stand as follows : — 



Hypot^nidia philippensis (Linne). 



Rallus philippensis, Briss. Orn. v. 163, t. 14. f. 1 ; Linne, 

 Syst. i. 263, 7; Gmel. Syst. i. 714; Lath. Ind. Orn. ii. 756. 

 4 (excl. var.) ; Lesson, Traite d'Ornith. 536; ?Gray, Birds 

 Tropic. Isl. 51. 



Tiklin, Buffon, Ois. ix. 71. 



Rale raye des Philippines, PI. Enl. 774. 



Phillippine Rail, Lath. Gen. Synops. v. 230, 4. 



? Rale tiklin, Quoy et Gaimard, Voy. Uranie, 35. 



* The feet of n. 116 are wanting, and are replaced by those of some 

 other grallatorial bird. 



