

56 



the shaft-stripes on the feathers of the throat and front of the chest darker and more sharply 

 defined. 



It is a common species in Java, where, according to Dr. Horsfield, it is known to the natives 

 as " Chess." Mr. Wallace also collected many specimens there, two of which I have described 

 above as adult male and female, their sexes, in my opinion, being indicated by their size. The 

 male is in the Marquis of Tweeddale's collection, and is represented by the lower figure in my 

 Illustration ; the female is in my own collection. 



From Sumatra it has been recorded by Miiller and Schlegel ; but I presume it is rare there ; 

 for it does not occur in the large collection made by Mr. E. C. Buxton in the neighbourhood of 

 Lampong, nor have I been able to examine a specimen from that island. 



