5/6 ON BIRDS COLLECTED BY THE YACHT 'MARCHESA.' [JuBC 2, 



according to the individual. The total length varied from 39-41 

 centims., wing 22-5-23"5 ; but one extraordinarily small female from 

 the Weeda Islands onl)' measured 32-8 centims., wing 21-7. It was, 

 however, apparently adult. 



64. Reinwardt(enas reinwardtii (Temm.). 

 Reinwardtoenas reinwardtii, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 125. 

 a, b. c?. Batchian. 



c. 6 • Obi Latu. 



Iris, inner ring yellow, outer red ; circumocular bare skin red ; 

 bill red at base, tip brown; tarsus coral-red. 



65. Macropygia batchianensis, Wall. 

 Macropygia batchianensis, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 136. 



a,b. S ■ Ternate. 



c. 5 . Ternate. 



In a the forehead is fulvous, passing into pinkish ash-colour on 

 the vertex, and thence into the bright metallic colour of the cervix. 

 The whole of the breast is vinaceous pink, each feather crossed by a 

 narrow, well-marked, subapical blue-black bar. Example b differs 

 in having nearly the whole head fulvous ; there is less of the metallic 

 colouring on the cervix, and the barring on the breast is very slight. 

 The general colour of tlie female is light ruddy chestnut ; the fore- 

 head strongly marked with black. The cervix and scapulars are 

 barred with pale rufous and black, forming a patch at the back of 

 the neck. 



66. Calcenas nicobarica (Linn.). 



Calcenas nicobarica, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 209. 



a. 2 . Bisa Island, Obi group. 



Iris greyish pink ; bill black ; tarsus dark coral-red ; soles of feet 

 yellowish. Length 37'5 centims., wing 25-5. 



With bright copper-coloured reflections on the upper surface ; the 

 forehead fuscous, well defined posteriorly. 



67. Megapoditjs freycineti, Q. et G. 



Megapodius freycineti, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 230. 

 a. S • Batchian. 



68. Tringa ALBESCENS, Temm. 



Tringa albescens, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 315. 

 a-c. <S . Weeda Islands, S.E. Halmaheira. 

 Iris brown ; bill and feet black. Length 15-3 centims., wing 10- 

 10-2. Shot October 16. 



69. NUMENIUS UROPYGIALIS, Gould. 



Numenius variegatus, Salvad. op. cit. vol. iii. p. 332. 

 a. (S . Obi Major, October 10. 



