236 



Characters. — Similar to M. c. cumingii Dillwyn, but darker; much more 

 brownish, less olive above; under parts much darker gray. 



Measurements. — Wing, 230; tail, 76; tarsus, 64; bill from base to forehead, 28. 



Remarks. — We fully agree with Riley (Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 

 vol. 64, 1924, art. 16, p. 6) that Megapodius cumingii is badly in 

 need of revision. Our available material is wholly inadequate, 

 but scanty as it is, it indicates the existence of more than one 

 island form in the Philippines. Riley (op. cit.) has already rec- 

 ognized M . gilbertii Gray for the Celebesian form of cumingii, 

 and some years ago Sharpe (P. Z. S. 1875, p. Ill) pointed out that 

 the plate of M. cumingii (P. Z. S. 1851, pi. 39) was drawn from the 

 bird from Labuan Island, which he named lowi, restricting cum- 

 ingii to the Philippines. 



Caloenas nicobarica (Linne). 



One male; two females. 



The male is peculiar in having extensive white bases to the 

 primaries; on the third this color extends along the outer web to 

 about the point reached by the primary coverts. A female from 

 Lighthouse Island, Apo Reef, P. I., in the M. C. Z. collection 

 exhibits this peculiarity to a lesser extent. 



Numenius phaeopus variegatus (Scopoli) . 

 Three males; one female. 



Actitis hypoleucos (Linne) . 

 Two males; two females. 



Demiegretta sacra (Gmelin). 



Two females; one in normal, the other in white plumage. 



These specimens do not differ from examples from Java and the 

 Philippines. There is a possibility that one or more races of the 

 Reef Heron may be recognized on a basis of size, but considerable 

 material will be required to determine this and to allocate the 

 numerous synonyms correctly. 



Tanygnathus lucionensis horrisonus, subsp. nov. 

 Thirteen specimens, both sexes. 



Type. — No. 235875, Museum of Comparative Zoology, adult male, from 

 Maratua Island. Collected February-March, 1926, by E. Mjoberg. 



Characters. — Similar to T. I. lucionensis (Linn6) but much larger; females 

 with more blue on the head and with the shoulders blacker, thus less differen- 

 tiated from the males than is the case in true lucionensis. Similar also to, and 

 of the same size as, T. I. talautensis Meyer & Wigelsw., but sides of head green 

 instead of blue; back and under parts greener and less yellowish. 



