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intermediate to T. sueatensis of India and T. tigeinus of the Malay 

 countries, or which at least is the race inhabiting the Malayan peninsula. 

 In the Comptes Eendus, torn. XI, 17 (January, 1855, No. 2), the Prince 

 of Canino states that the Chinese T. sinensis extends its range to the 

 Philippines and all Malasia ; but we have never seen it from the Malayan 

 peninsula, where a distinct race abounds, resembling T. sueatensis except 

 in wanting the pale vinaceous spots on the scapularies and wings, while 

 retaining the black mesial streaks which are wanting in T. chinensis : 

 there is also much less ash-colour on the wings than in T. suratensis : 

 but it is of the same size as the latter, or much smaller than T. chinensis 

 (which last has also deep ash-coloured lower tail-coverts). Of the two 

 Peguan specimens now sent by Major Phayre, one differs little from the 

 Malayan peninsula Dove, except that the spotting begins to appear upon 

 the wings ; while in the other the spots spread over the back, but are of a 

 dull rusty colour and less defined than in the common Indian race. The 

 Prince of Canino remarks, that T. suratensis is particularly abundant 

 in Ceylon : but it can scarcely be anywhere more so than in Lower Bengal. 

 Feancolinus Phayrei, nobis (J. A. S. XII, 1011), et Fe. sinensis, 

 (Tetrao sinensis, Osbeck ; T. pintadeus, Scopoli : T. perlatus et T. mada- 

 gascariensis, Gmelin, nee Scopoli). We have compared the 'Pintado 

 Partridge' of the Mauritius with a Chinese specimen, and can detect not 

 the slightest difference ; wherefore it may be inferred that the species 

 was probably introduced into the Mauritius direct from China.* We 

 now hesitate to consider Fe. Phayeei as distinct from Fr. sinensis : 

 the difference between them being even less than between Caccabis 

 gr2eca (v. saxatiUs) and C. chukae ! As compared with Fe. sinensis, the 

 Peguan bird would seem to ll^e the long black supercilium broader, and 

 extending more across the f»rehead, and the rufous supercilium above it 

 narrower, and paler ; also flHBve more developed spurs, and a somewhat 



the throat yellower, and breast unsullied green (or having no ruddy patch) : lower 

 tail-coverts also white mixed with green, in both sexes ; as in the female (not the 

 male) of Tr. malabarica. Closed wing of male hi in. ; in the other 5f to 6 in. 

 * The Stag of the Mauritius seems, in like manner, to be the C. rusa apud S. 

 Miiller, of Java, but with antlers certainty more flexuous in the beam. The 

 Mauritian Hare is Lepus nigricollis of S. India and Ceylon, v. L. melanauchen, 

 Tem., of Java, where also it has probably been introduced. The Galloperdix 

 spadiceus of S. India (a thorough Indian type) is common in the Mauritius, and 

 (it is said) also in Madagascar, which latter surely requires confirmation ! A 

 common Malayan Monkey (Macacus cynomolgos) is said to have gone wild o n 

 the island ; and perhaps one or two of the small Passerine birds may have been 

 introduced, as Estretda astrild from S. Africa, and certainly Acridotheres 

 tristis from India (the latter for the purpose of keeping down the locusts). 



