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Various Birds of Mauritius have been brought before the Society, 

 including the Fulica Chloropus, L, ; the Numenius Madagascariensis, 

 Briss. ; and a Snipe, known in the island as the Cul blanc. To the 

 latter M.L. Desjardins has given, with some doubts, the name of Sco- 

 lopax Mauritinna. 



Several birds from Madagascar have also occupied the attention of 

 the Society, and M. J. Desjardins has identified them as follows : two 

 species of Falco, Cuv. ; Strix flammea, L. ; Loxia Madagascariensis, 

 L. ; Corvus Dauricus, Lath, j a species of Regulus, Cuv. ; Cuculus 

 canorus, L. j Tetrao Coturnix, L. ; Scopus Umbretta ; Rallus Mada- 

 gascariensis, n. s. j Fulica Chloropus, L. ; Fulica cristata, Gmel. j 

 Scolopax Capensis, L. ; Colymbus minor, L. $ and four species of the 

 genus Anas, L. 



There are very few Reptiles met with on the island. An instance 

 has occurred of the discovery of a living Snake, the second within 

 the memory of the inhabitants. It was the Coluber rufus, LaCep. j 

 and had probably been brought from India in some ship. The earlier 

 travellers speak of the existence of Tortoises, but none are now found. 

 M. J. Desjardins has, however, discovered three deposits of the re- 

 mains of these animals, all of which are evidently of modern date, 

 their age not exceeding two or three centuries. There are two 

 Saurian Reptiles, which, although common, remained undescribed 

 until M. L. Desjardins gave to them the names of Scincus Telfairii 

 and Seme. Bojerii : he has also described a third, smaller and much 

 more uncommon than the others, the Seine. Boutonii. 



Three new species of Fishes have been described and figured by 

 M. T. Delisse. They are a Heniochus, Cuv. ; a Holacanthus, Cuv. ; 

 and an Ophidium, L. 



In invertebrated animals, especially those which inhabit the sea, 

 Mauritius is rich. Among the Annelida, M. Lienard, sen. has de- 

 scribed an Amphitrite, which he believes to be new : he has also 

 described the Amph. voluticornis and Amph. splendida, Lam., together 

 with three new species, the Amph.fuscata, albicans, and tricolor. A 

 lacustrine Erpobdella has been described by M. L. Desjardins, who 

 has preserved to it the trivial name of sex-lineata, doubtingly given 

 by MM. Quoy and Gaimard. Three new species of Crustacea, of the 

 genera Lupa, Plagusia, and Cancer, have been described by M. Lie- 

 nard, jun.: and M. De Lisse, sen., has proposed to regard as the type 

 of a new genus the Homard sans cornes of the fishermen ; to this 

 group he gives the name of Scyllibacus, and places it between Scylla- 

 rus, Fab. and Ibacus, Per. The species is named Scyllibacus orientalis. 

 Many Insects have been exhibited at the meetings of the Society, and 

 M. J. Desjardins has read a description and history of the metamor- 

 phoses of the Coccinella sulphurea, Oliv. Among the Cirrhipeda a 

 new species of Anatifa, allied to An.striata, Lam., has been described 

 by M. Desjardins under the name of An. Mauritiana. 



The Radiata which have been described, are a species of Fistularia, 

 Lam., and anew species of Cephea, the Ceph. lamellosa, so named by 

 M. Lienard, jun. on account ,of the foliaceous lamella which cover 

 the under surface of its arms. 



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