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tive remarks, and called both species Rail. As Gmelin's diagnosis 

 of his Rallus zeylanicus does not apply to the ferruginous-breasted 

 Rail of Ceylon, The Rail of Brown, we must adopt the next title, 

 that of Lafresnaye. I cannot with certainty identify the bird de- 

 scribed and figured by Brown under his title of Rail (Eallus zey- 

 lanicus, Gm.) ; but it is apparently a gallinaceous bird — possibly 

 Galloperdix spadiceus (Gm.). 



67. Amaurornis olivacea (176). 



[Cebu, male, March. Iris crimson, bill dark green, paler at tip, 

 legs yellow-brown, b. Cebu, female, March. Iris crimson, bill 

 grass-green, legs and feet brownish dull yellow.] 



68. Hypot.enidia torquata (177). 



[Cebu, male and female, March. Iris crimson, feet and nails 

 lead-grey, bill black.] 



The series sent consists of thirteen examples of both sexes, some 

 being from Luzon. In plumage the males do not diifer from the 

 females. Every variety occurs in the colouring and extent of the 

 pectoral band, which is dark pure maroon in the full plumage. 



69. Hypot^nidia striata (179). 



Hypoteenidia obscuriora, Hume, Str. F. 1874 (January), p. 302, 

 " Andamans." 



HypotcBnidia ferrea, "Walden, Ibis, 1874, April, p. 147, "Anda- 

 mans." 



[Cebu, male, March. Iris burnt-sienna brown, bill blackish 

 brown, base carmine, legs greyish brown, b. Cebu, male, April. 

 Iris Indian red ; bill purplish brown, base dull crimson ; legs brown.] 



These Zebu specimens may be regarded as being typical ; and from 

 them Andaman and Rangoon examples cannot be separated ; con- 

 sequently the titles founded on the Andaman race must fall. A 

 recomparison made with Continental-Indian and Malaccan exam- 

 ples does not support my former (/. c.) opinion that the Andaman 

 birds specifically differ from Indian and Malaccan ; otherwise the 

 Indian race would require a new title. 



70. Tringoides hypoleucus (183). 



[Cebu, male, April. Iris brown, bill dark brown, legs light 

 greenish-grey, nails black.] 



71. TOTANUS INCANUS. 



Scolopax incanus, Gm. S. N. i. p. 6.58. 



[Cebu, female, April. Iris dark brown, bill very dark brown, legs 

 ochreous yellow, nails black.] 

 Wings 6*50. Breeding-dress. 



72. Gallinago megala (188). 

 [Cebu, female, April.] 



