RALLID^E. 511 



Genus PORPHYRIO. 



1292. Poi-phyrio melanotus, Temm. Black-backed Porphyrio. 

 Hab. Australia. 



<r, b. Presented by Edward Wilson, Esq., May 31, 1860. 



c. Purchased, April 26, 1862. 



d-h. Presented by Dr. Mueller, C.M.Z.S., Nov. 25, 1862. 



From Melbourne. 

 i,j. Presented by Henry St. Hill, Esq., Aug. 20, 1864. 



From New Zealand. 

 Tc-n. Deposited, April 19, 1866. 



o-s. Presented by Dr. Mueller, C.M.Z.S., June 15, 1866. 

 <, u. Presented by Dr. Mueller, C.M.Z.S., June 30, 1866. 

 v-z. Presented by the Acclimatization Society of Canter- 

 bury, New Zealand, Aug. 16, 1867. 

 a l -d l . Presented by the Governor of the Botanic Gardens, 



Adelaide, Dec. 24, 1867. 

 e l -h l . Bred in the Gardens, July 14, 1869. 

 i l . Presented by Dr. MueUer, C.M.Z.S., Dec. 21, 1869. 

 f. Presented by A. Houlden, Esq., May 9, 1870. 

 k l . Presented by the Acclimatization Society of Canterbury, 



New Zealand, Aug. 29, 1871. 

 l*-q l . Deposited, Sept. 13, 1871. From Australia. 

 r l -u l . Presented by Dr. F. von Mueller, C.M.Z.S., June 1, 



1872. 



v l -x l . Presented by A. C. Le Souef, Esq., Jan. 6, 1873. 

 y l . Presented by Capt. J. Gibb, April 27, 1876. Captured 



at sea, 400 miles off New Zealand. 



1293. Porphyrio caruleus (Vandelli). Purple Gallinule. 

 Hab. South-western Europe and Algeria. 



a, b. Purchased, May 8, 1868. 



c. Presented by Lady Cust, July 29, 1873. 



1294. Porphyrio calvus (Vieill.) . Indian Porphyrio. 

 Hab. Eastern Asia and Oceania. 



a, b. Purchased, April 25, 1868. From China. 



c. Presented by the Rev. J. S. Whitmee, C.M.Z.S., May 28, 



1873. From the Navigators' Islands. See P. Z. S. 

 1873, p. 518. 



d. Presented by J. C. Moore, Esq., C.M.Z.S., May 28, 



1875. 



