92 VISCOUNT WALDEN ON THE BIRDS OF CELEBES. 
J.A.S.B.2; Cat. Mus. Cale. no. 1573); rare in India, J. A.S. B. 1845, p. 459 (Blyth) ; 
Java, Borneo, Amboyna, Ternate, Sumbawa, Timor, Lobo (New Guinea) (Mus. Lugd.) ; 
Australia (Gould). 
RALLID. 
Porpuyrio, Brisson. 
146. Porpnyrio inpicus, Horsf. Trans. Linn. Soc. xiii. p. 194, “Java” (1822, read 18th 
of April 1820); Schlegel, Mus. Pays-Bas, Ralli, p. 55; Finsch & Hartl. Faun. 
Centralpolyn. Aves, p. 170, pl. xii. f. 2. 
Porphyrio smaragdinus, Temm. Pl. Col. 421, “Java” (February 1827). 
Hab. Macassar, Menado (mus. nostr.); Tondano, 21st of April (Morsten); Gorontalo, 
18th of April, 24th of May, 26th of June; Ayer-pannas, 11th of August (Von 
Rosenberg); Java (type); Ceram, Bouru (Mus. Lugd.); Banda (G. R. Gray); Sumatra 
(Cassin) ; Samoa Islands (Peale). 
The absolute identity of the race of purple Coots inhabiting the islands above cited 
has yet to be established. To the Ceram race Temminck applied the title of mela- 
nopterus ; that of Samoa has received the designation of samoénsis, Peale. It is true 
that the late Mr. Cassin could detect no difference between the Samoan and the Javan 
Porphyrio; and Messrs. Finsch & Hartlaub (/.¢.) agree in uniting them. On the 
other hand, Professor Schlegel has observed slight distinctions between the individuals 
inhabiting Java, Celebes, and Ceram. I have not been able to compare a sufficient 
series in full plumage to form a decided opinion. But Celebean birds appear to have 
the throat, upper breast, and shoulder-coverts of a much richer and deeper blue than 
what I have found in Javan examples. I am unable to discover sufficient evidence to 
justify Latham’s title of poliocephalus (Suppl. Ind. Orn. p. 58) being applied to the 
Philippine Porphyrio, rather than to the one of Continental India (P. neglectus, 
Schlegel). Latham’s Grey-headed Gallinule (Syn. Suppl. ii. p. 375) was described by 
him from a drawing by General Davies, of an individual in Exeter Change. The 
description agrees well enough with the Indian bird, and better than with the 
Philippine. It is certainly not sufficiently minute to enable us to refer it without 
doubt to the latter species, P. pulverulentus, Temm. (Pl. Col. 405, erroneously given 
from Africa); while the probabilities are in favour of the type having come to London 
from India, and not from the Philippines. 
Hypra.ector, Wagler. 
147. Hypratector GALLINAcEUs (Temm.): Pl. Col. 464, “ Moluques ” (5th of July 1828) ; 
Gould, Birds Austr. vi. pl. 75. 
Parra cristata, Vieill., Schlegel, Mus. Pays-Bas, Raili, p. 68. 
Hab. Menado, Macassar (mus. nostr.); Ayer-pannas, adult male, 21st of August, 
