170 iu'lletin: mtseum of comparative zoology. 



Tlu'se are placeil with some reserve under pcJciccnsi.'i, (no specimens 

 of wliic'h are a\ailahle) as in g:eneral they agree with the original 

 description of that form. 



PHASIANIDAE. 



11. Gallus callus (Linne). 

 Phasianus gallus Linn6, Syst. nat., cd. 10, 1758, 1, p. 158. (India orientali). 



An adult male in full plumage was collected on Nukuhiva in the 

 Marquesas Islands, 16 September. This bird is somewhat larger than 

 birds from Siam and elsewhere in the proper range of G. gallus, and 

 has larger feet and heavier tarsi than in the average specimen from 

 other localities. Peale (U. S. explor. exped., 1848, 8, p. 179) found 

 the Jungle Fowl wild on the island of Tahiti, and collected several 

 specimens. He called attention to the fact that his birds were "a 

 shade lighter in colour, somewhat larger, with broader pendant 

 feathers in the tail, and larger comb which is entire on the hind part," 

 and gave figures illustrating the heads of birds from Tahiti and Ma- 

 lacca. Dr. Richmond has called my attention to the fact that Hartlaub 

 (Journ. fiir ornith., 1854, p. 169) named this bird of Peale's Galhis 

 tahiticjisis, basing the name on Peale's figure and description. This 

 name, changed to Gallus tahiticus, was used by Cassin (U. S. explor. 

 exped., 1858, 8, p. 290) who remarks that "In the collection of the 

 expedition we find a well-characterized specimen from Tahiti." 

 From Dr. Richmond it is learned that Baird was unable to find this 

 bird when making a manuscript list of the birds in the Smithsonian 

 Museum, between 1860 and 1865, as he wrote " not found " at the top 

 of the sheet devoted to this specimen. 



The specimen examined from NukuhiAa has the back of the comb 

 entire, but this seems to be a character of little weight as wild birds 

 from elsewhere agree with it in this point; it has the following measure- 

 ments : — wing 236 ; tail 206 ; culmen (from comb) 18.2 ; tarsus 89.3 ; 

 middle toe with claw 68.5. 



PERDICIDAE. 



12. Excalfactoria chinensis lineata (Scopoli). 



Oriolus lineatus Scopoli, Deliciae florae et faunae Insubricae, 1786, pt. 2, 

 p. 87. (Luzon). 



A male was collected at Guam, 24 February, 1900. Scale (Occas. 



