Aves 57 
GALLING—FULICA III®. 
Phasjanid®. 
The family, sub vocibus “Pheasant,” “Partridge,” “Peacock” [fig.]; 
A. Newton, Encycl. Brit. ed. 9, xviii. 
Lophortyx gambeli x L. californicus from Arizona; H. W. Henshaw, 
Auk, ii. pp. 247-249. 
Peloperdix rubrirostris figured ; J. F. Snelleman, “ Midden Sumatra,” 
Aves, pi. iii. 
Phasianus principalis , sp. n., Murghab R., Afghanistan ; P. L. 
Sclater, P. Z. S. 1885, pp. 322-324, pi. xxii. 
Pternistes boehmi, sp. u., Gonda, Kakoma, Inner E. Africa ; P. Mat- 
schie, J. f. 0. 1885, p. 465. 
Rollulus rouhoul, skeleton figured; A. B. Meyer, Abbild. Vogei-skel. 
pi. lxxxv. 
Megapodiid®. 
Megapodius brenchleyi ?, its breeding habits at Savo, Solomon Is.; 
A. H. Kissack, P. R. Soc. Queensl. i. pp. 181-185. 
Turnicid®. 
Turnix powelli, sp. n., I of Sumbawa ; F. H. H. Guillemard, P. Z. S. 
1885, p. 511, pi. xxix. 
OPISTHOCOMI. 
Opisthocomid®. 
Opisthocomus cristatus is said to use its forelimbs as legs for several 
days after being hatched ; E. M. Brigham, Ibis, 1885, p. 118. 
FULICARTAE. 
Rallid®. 
Aramides cayennensis, skeleton figured; A. B. Meyer, Abbild. Vogel- 
skel. pi. lxxiv. 
Crex pratensis [anatomy], see Buchet, G. 
FuVica atra ; id. 
Notornis hochstetteri (mantelli ) figured and redescribed ; A. B, Meyer, 
Z. ges. Orn. 1885, pp. 45-47, pi. i. 
Porzana leucogastra , Ridg., MS., sp. n., Los Sabalos, Nicaragua ; C. 0- 
Nutting, P. U. S. Nat. Mus. vi. [1883] p. 408, P. leucopyrrha new to 
Brazil; H. v. Berlepsch & H. v. Jhering, Z. ges. Orn. 1885, p. 109. 
Rallicula rubra figured ; F. H. H. Guillemard, P, Z. S. 1885, p. 664, 
pi. xxxix. 
