FFOCEEDTNGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 683 



Family TEEEONID^. 



27. VINAGO AUSTRALIS (Linnaeus). 



[Colnmhal australis, Linnaeus, Mantiss., 1771, p. 526. (Madagascar.) 

 [rhiago] australis, Cuvier, Regne Animal, I, 1817, p. 457. 



Four specimens. Female adult, Maluinoro, May 1, Male adult, 

 Mauaujara, east coast, May 19. " Irides blue, feet yellow." Two 

 specimens. Female adult, same locality and date. 



28. ALECTRCENAS MADAGASCARIENSIS (Linnseus). 



[Coliimial madagascariensis, LiNNiEUS, Syst. Nat., 12th ed., 1, 1766, p. 283. (Mada- 

 gascar.) 

 Alectranas madafjascariev sis, Reichenbach, Syn. Av., Colnmbariu', 1.S47, \k 2. 



Two specimens. Male adult, valley of liiver Faraony, east coast, 

 June 8. Male adult, Ambodiasy, valley of Eiver Faraony, fJuue 14. 



Family COLUMBID.F. 



29. TURTUR PICTURATUS (Temminck). 



Cohmlapicturuia, Temminck, Pig. et Gallin., I, 1S13, pp. 315, 480. (lie de Frauce.) 

 T[urtur~\ pivfiiratus, Blyth, Cat. Birds Mus. Asiat. Soc, 1849, p. 236. 



Six specimens. Female adult, Mahanoro, May 1, 2. Three speci- 

 mens. Male adult, Mananjaia, east coast. May 25. Male adult, 

 Ambodiasy, valley of Eiver Faraony, east coast, June IC, 20. Two 

 specimens. 



Family FALCOXID.F:. 



30. MILVUS AEGYPTIUS (Gmelin). 



[Falcol ae(/yptius, Gmelin, Syst. Nat., I, Ft. 1, 1788, p. 261. (Egypt.) 

 Milcits (vgyptius, J. E. Gray, List Birds Brit. Mne., I, Accipitres, 1848, p. 44. 



One specimen. Male adult, Eiver Faraony, east coast, June 5. 



31. ACCIPITER MADAGASCARIENSIS, Verreaux. 



Accipiter madagascariensis, J. Vei;reaux, S. Afr. Q. Jourii., 1833, p. 80. (Mada- 

 gascar.) 



One specimen. Female adult, valley of Eiver Faraony, east coast, 

 June 9. "Length, 15^ inches." In this example the uuder tail coverts 

 are barred. 



32. ACCIPITER FRANCESII, Smith. 



Accipiter francesii. Smith, S. Afr. Q. .Tourn., II, 1834, p. 280. (Madagascar.) 



Five specimens. Female immature, Eiver Faraony, east coast, June 

 4, 7. Three specimens. Male immature, same locality, June 21. Fe- 

 male immature, Vohimaso, Eiver Faraony, June 22. " Bill horn blue, 

 tip black, cere greenish yellow ; feet yellow, claws black ; irides golden 

 yellow; length, 124 inches." 



