86 VISCOUNT WALDEN ON THE BIEDS OP CELEBES. 



Mr. Wallace {I. c.) has separated the New Guinea, Waigiou, and Mysol race from that 

 inhahiting Celebes, and conferred on it the title of Ch. homhroni. But as the type of 

 Ch. stej}/)am was obtained in New Guinea, if the two races are distinct, the Celebean, 

 and not the New-Guinea bird requires a new title. 



131. Chalcophaps indica (Linn.), Syst. Nat. 12, i. p. 284 (1766), ex Edwards, pi. 14; 



Schlegel, Nederl. Tijdschr. Dierk. 1866, p. 267. 



Only two species of this subgenus are recognized by Professor Schlegel: — first, 

 Ch. stepJiani, as restricted above ; secondly, all the remaining races of Asia, its islands, 

 Australia, New Caledonia, and the islands of the Gilolo and Ceram groups. Members 

 of this second species are stated by the Professor (L c.) to also inhabit Celebes and New 

 Guinea, but to be exceedingly rare in those two localities, Mr. Wallace does not 

 appear to have met with it in either country. 



Geopelia, Swainson. 



132. Geopelia steiata (Linn.), Syst. Nat. ed. 12, i. p. 282 (1766), "India oriental!" 



(1766), ex Brisson. 



Hai. Macassar ( Wallace) ■ Java {S_parrman) ; Queda [Sonnerat) ; Lombock ( Wallace) ; 

 Philippines [Von Martens). 



I include this species on the authority of Mr. Wallace. 



Cal(enas, G. R. Gray. 



133. Cal(enas nicobaeica (Linn.), Syst. Nat. ed. 12, i. p. 283, "insula Nicombar" 



(1766), ex Albin, pi. 47 ; Wallace, Ibis, 1865, p. 400 ; Von Pelzeln, Reise der 

 Novara, Vogel, p. 110. 



Hob. Malacca and Singapore, Celebes, Batchian, New Guinea {Wallace); Treis 

 Island, Nicobars ( Von Pelzeln). 



This species is given from Celebes by Mr. Wallace in his table of distribution {I. c.) ; 

 but it is to be inferred, from the interesting account given by the same author of its 

 range and habits (Malay Archip. ii. p. 65), that the Nicobar Pigeon is not found on 

 the main island. 



GALLINiE. 



PHASIANID^. 



Gallus, Linnseus. 



134. Gallus bankiva, Temm. Pig. et Gallin. ii. p. 87, "Java" (1813). 



Eab. Java {type) ; Macassar ( Wallace). 



Mr. Wallace has informed me that this species occurs in Celebes. 



