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THE MARQUIS OF TWKEDDALE ON 



Dimensions. 



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76. Gallinula chloropits (169). 



[Monte Albau. d ■ iris bright blood-red ; bill bright greeuish- 

 yellow ; legs and feet grass-greeu.] 



77. Amaurornis olivacea (176). 



[Monte Alban. a, d : iris bright blood-red ; bill dark green ; feet 

 and legs yellow-brown, b, 2 ■ iris bright blood-red ; bill light green ; 

 legs and feet light brown.] 



78. HyPOTjENIDIA TORaUATA (177). 



[Monte Alban. a, S- iris bright blood-red ; bill black ; feet and 

 legs brown, b, 2 '■ iris bright Indian-red ; bill black ; legs sepia- 

 brown, c, $ : iris bright red ; bill black ; legs very dark lead- 

 grey.] 



The sexes do not differ in their dimensions or plumage. The pec- 

 toral band appears when the bird is reaching maturity. The black- 

 barred pectoral feathers become first suffused with olive-green or 

 with rufous, the black and white bands showing through. These 

 bars then become obliterated and the feathers become uniform olive- 

 green, dashed with dark rufous. Ultimately the pectoral baud 

 becomes uniform chocolate-brown. 



79. Hypot^nidia philippensis(178). 



[Monte Alban. d ■ iris Indian red ; bill warm brown ; legs, feet, 

 claws, light greyish-browu. February.] 



The specimens sent by Mr. Everett, three males, are typical. In 

 all, the black bands of the breast and abdomen are not very decidedly 

 pronounced, though well marked on the flanks. In two the pectoral 

 band is just indicated by the tips of some of the feathers being tinged 

 with pale rusty-fulvous. In the third the white bands are coloured 

 with rusty fulvous, but the black bands show through. In the ex- 



