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Birds of Celebes: Rallidae. 
Orn. 1886, 156; (12) Vorderm., N. T. Ned. lud. 1886, XLVI, 239; (13) Heine 
& Rchnw., Nomencl. Mus. Hein. 1890, 318; (14) Biittik. , Weber’s Reise Ost- 
Ind. 1893, in, 282; (13) Sharpe, Oat. B. 1894, T^HI, 168; (16) M. & Wg., Abb. 
Mus. Dresd. 1895, Nr. 8, p. 17; (17) Salvad., Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. 1896, (2) XVI, 
118; ^XF777; Meyer, Vogelskel. 1897, H, pi. CCXXXVI. 
‘■Eembang ketjil” (= Small Rembang, Porpliyrio being the Great Rembang), North Celebes, 
Meyer 5. 
“Rembang”, Tondano, Nat. Coll. 
“Weri” iGorontalo], v. Rosenberg a 3. 
For further synonymy and references cf. Salvador! 6, Sharpe 15. 
Figure and descriptions. Meyer AF777 (skel.); Sclilegel « 7; Wallace 7; Bruggemann4; 
Salvador! 6\ Sharpe 75. 
Adult. Hark slate, of a bluer tinge above, becoming black on occiput and face; passing on 
loM'er back, rump, upper tail-coverts and inner remiges into dark greenish 
olive; other remiges brownish black; tail black; remiges below and greater 
under wing-coverts shining brownish slaty; feathers of abdomen sbgbtly tipped 
with wliitisb; under tail-coverts buff-white, the middle ones black; a shield-plate 
covering forehead and cromi “orange-red; bill darker red, yellow at tip; tarsus red, 
olive-green at the joints; iris reddish” — Guillem. 10 (§ ad. Tomohon, 15. V. 94: 
P. & F. Sarasin). 
Sex. The sexes are similar in coloration. 
Immature. The frontal shield-plate very small; the olive of the upper surface extending on 
to the mantle; under surface much paler, viz. pale mouse-grey, some of the feathers 
on lower breast and sides tipped with whitish; bill in the skin yellow-greenish (Ton- 
dano neighbourhood, Aug. — Sept. 1892: Nat. Coll. — C 10960). 
Measurements. In four adult the wings are 187, 198, 200, 201 mm; in eight other 
adults — sex not determined — 188, 189, 190, 190, 192, 195, 200, 206. It would, 
therefore, appear that Prof. W. Bias i us is in error in holding the female for smaller 
than the male. Tail ca. 70; tarsus 57, mid. toe with claw 79; bill from lores ca. 29. 
Eggs. “The eggs are very similar to those of Gallinula chloropus" (Nehrkorn MS.'. 
Kutter suggested that the ground-colour is somewhat warmer, moi’e brownish — 
perhaps an individual difference. 45 X 32.2 mm and 43.5 X 33 mm (S. E. Borneo — 9). 
Distribution. S. E. Borneo (Grabowsky S); Celebes — Minahassa (Meyer o, Fischer 4, 
etc.), Gorontalo Distr. (Rosenb. a 7, a 5, Riedel 77, etc.), Palima on Gulf of Boiii 
(Weber 14), Macassar (Wallace 15); Buru (Wallace 7, 75); Amboina (Hoedt a 7, 
6); Flores (Wallace 7); S. W. New Guinea (D’ Albertis 6, Goldie 75). 
This Moor-hen is easily distinguishable from Gallinula cMoropus, which is 
also recorded from Celebes, by its wanting the broad streaks of white on the 
sides of the body, by its red legs, and larger size. It is more closely related 
to G. tenebrosa Gld. of Australia, which differs in having yellow and green legs, 
and in the paler colour of its under surface. From Amaurornis, which has often 
been united with it, Gallinula differs in possessing a frontal shield of horny 
substance, a weaker bill with the nostrils situated more anteriorly, longer 
toes, etc. 
Next to nothing has been recorded of the habits of the Red-legged Moor- 
hen, which no doubt closely resemble those of the Common Moor-hen of Europe, 
though differences might probably occur to attentive observers. Grabowsky 
