AVES. 
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Synoicus (lege Synoecus) cervmus is a new species from Port Essington, one 
of the smallest members of the genus, and distinguished by a more delicate 
and sandy-buff colouring. J. Gould, Handb. B. Austral, ii. pp. 196, 196. 
JExcalfatoria (lege Hxcalfactorid) australis is the name applied to Austra- 
lian birds which have been hitherto referred to Tetrao chine7isis, L. They 
are altogether smaller than Indian specimens, have a more delicate bill, 
sliorter tarsi, darker upper surface, with more conspicuous black blotches. 
J. Gould, Handb. B. Austral, ii. p. 197. ^ 
Pteroclid-®. 
Syrrhaptcs paradoxus, two said to have occurred on Borkum in 1861 [f], 
F. von Droste, J. f. O. 1864, p. 425; others in Holland, in 1861 and 1862 [!], 
B. Altum, op. cit. p. 434. One shot at Sokolnitz, May 15 [1863], out of 
a flock of four (other remarks not free from error), P. V. Heinzel, Ver- 
handl. naturf. Vereines in Briinn, ii. pp. 32, 33. One killed 7 September 
1803, on the Bhine, W. Nicolaus, J. f. O. 1805, p, 79. Its occurrence in 
Silesia, F. Tiemann, op. cit. pp. 217, 218. Sixteen to ticenty observed 29 Oct. 
1864, near Wreschen in the province of Posen, F. Schwaitzer, op. cit. pp. 291, 
292. Its occurrence in Holland, H. Meier, op. cit, pp. 293-295, J. P. v, W. 
Crommelin, N. T. D. 1865, pp. 239-241 ; in Mecklenburg, — v. Preen, J. f. O. 
1865, p. 332 ; near Fontenay-sur-Eure, A. Marchand, E. Z. 1865, p. 264 ; ii^ 
Switzerland, V. Fatio, Bull. Soc. Orn. Suisse, i. pp. 111-114; in England, 
E. Tyrer, Zool. p. 95Q3. 
Turnicid^, 
Turtiix rujilatus is a new species from Celebes, most resembling T. fasciatus, 
but that has a black head and a darker belly. A. R. Wallace, P. Z. S. 1865, 
p. 480. 
Turnix rostratus is a new species from Formosa. R. Swinhoe, Ibis, 1865, 
pp. 643, 544. 
Megapodiidah. 
ScHLEGEL, H. Notice sur les especes du genre Megapodius 
habitant Farchipel Indien. Nederl. Tijdschr. Dierk. 1865, 
pp. 259-264 
The author reviews Mr, G. R. Gray^s paper (P. Z. S. 1861, 
pp. 288-296), limiting himself to the species of the restricted 
genus Megapodius, wdiich he divides into two groups, those 
having light-coloured and those having dark-coloured feet. 
Under the name M. duperreyi he unites the M. reinwardti, 
Wagl., M. rubripes, Temm. {nec Q. 8cGaim.), M. tumidus, Gould, 
and M. gouldi, Gray. This, with M. hernsteini, M. nicobariensis, 
M. macgilUvrayi, and M. lapeyrousii, forms his first group. 
In his second he places M. freycineti (to which he refers Alec- 
thelia urvilUi, Less., and M. quoyi, Gray), M.forsteni, M.gilberti, 
and M. wallacii. With the other species, known only by their 
eggs or by insufficient descriptions. Prof. Schlegel does not 
trouble himself. 
