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strigatus ; gala strigis mifiutis : vertice genisque hrunneis et 

 nan strigatis ; macula oblongd ad latera cervicis Jlavo-ferrugi- 

 ned ; notd ab angulo inferiore rostri utrinque ad gulam ten- 

 dente coccined. 



Long. tot. 7^unc. ; rostri, 1 unc. ; tarsi, | unc. 



Hemicircus tristis. Picus tristis, Horsf. 



Picus poicilolophus, Temra. Native name, Glato. 



Polyplectron Chinquis, Temm. 



Nyctheme7~us erythrophthalmus. Phusianus crythrophthalmus. 

 Raffles. Native name, Pagas. 



Cryptonyx coronatus, Temm. Native name, Bestum. 



Perdix ^ruginosus. Perd. ceruginosus ; tertiariis transversim 

 strigatis atro; abdomine guldque saturatioribus ; nulla calcare; 

 rostro tarsisque atris, illoforti. 



Long. tot. 10 unc. ; rostri, ^ unc. ; tarsi, 1| unc. 



Native name, see Hole. 



Hemipodius Taiyour, Sykes. Native name, Pochio. 



Hemipodius atrogularis. ffem. guld pectoreque superiore 

 atris ; pennis ad latera colli albis atro prcepilatis ; illis verticis 

 et frontis atris, albo prcepilatis ; dorso brunneo, singulis pennis 

 transversim strigatis atro, et maculis panns albis sparsis ; tec- 

 tricibus atro prcepilatis, et transversim late strigatis Jlavo-ferru- 

 gineo ; tectricibus caudcB ferrugineis, et super caudam tendenti- 

 bus ; lateribus atris ; rostro aurantiaco pedibus, tarsisque brun- 

 neis. 



Long. tot. 6i unc. ; rostri, 7 lin. ; tarsi, 1 unc. 



Native name, Pochio. 



Coturnix Sinensis, Temm. Native name, Pechan. 



Columba Javanica, Gmel. Native name, Faonay Crochi. 



Columbajambu, Gmel. Native name, Paonay Gadang. 



Vinago vernans. Columba vernans, Linn. 



Native name, Paonay Crochi. 



Vinago Olax. Columba Olax, Temm. 



Native name, Semboan. 



Rallus gularis, Horsf. Native name, Rentar. 



Gallifiula phcenicura. Lath. Native name, Roa Roa. 



Porphyria Indicus, Horsf. Native name, Burong Tedone. 



Charadrius Virginianus, Bostik. Native name, Kangbang Saut. 



Totanus Damacensis, Horsf. Native name, Kadidie. 



Scolopax heterura, Hodgs. Native name, Reshail. 



Mr. Waterhouse read a paper on a new species of Rodent which 

 had been sent from the island of Luzon, one of the Philippines, 

 by Hugh Cuming, Esq., Corresponding Member. 



In general appearance this Rodent might be'mistaken for a species 

 of Cnpromys ; in size it is about equal to the C. Fournieri ; the gene- 



