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62. TERPSIPHONE MUTATA (Linnaeus). 



\^Mn.scteapa^ mutafa, LiNN.KUS, Syst. Nat., 12th ed., 1, 1766, p. 325. (Madagascar.) 

 Terpsiphone mutata, FiNSCii and Hahtlauh, Vug. Ostafr., 1870. p. 306. 



Four specimens. Male immature, Ambodivougo,Aiikay Valley, March 

 30. Male adult, Mahanoro, May 9. Male immature, Mananjara, east 

 coast, May 28. Female adult, Ambodiasy, valley of Faraouy, east coast, 

 Juue 14. 



Family TURDID^. 



63. ELLISIA TYPICA, Hartlaub. 



Elllisial typica, Hartlaub, .Jour, fiir Orn., 1860, p. 92. (Madag.iscar.) 

 Five specimens. Female adult, Andrangolsaka, Imerina, March 27. 

 Female adult, Ambodivoiigo, Ankay, March 30. Male adult, same local- 

 ity and date. Female adult, GO miles northwest of Mahanoro, April 7. 

 "Feet leaden; irides brown; upper mandible black; lower mandible 

 pale brownish flesh; length, 7 inches." Female, river Sakales, east 

 coast, May 14. 



64. EROESSA TENELLA. Hartlaub. 



Eroessaienella, Hartlaub, Proc. Zool. Soc, Loud., 1866, p. 219. (Madagascar.) 

 Three specimens. Female adult, Mahanoro, April 29. Male adult, 

 river Sakales, east coast, May 11. Adult, same locality and date. 



65. EROESSA VIRIDIS, Sharpe. 



Eroessa viridis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., VII, 1883, p. 152. (Ankafana, Bet- 

 sileo, Madagascar.) 



One specimen. Adult, Mahatsara, River Mangoro, April 3. 



66. CISTICOLA CHERINA (Smith). 



Drymoica cherina, Smith, Illus. Zool. S. Afr., Aves, 1843, pi. lxxvii, fig. 2. 



[Madagascar.] 

 Cwticola cherina, Sharpe, Layard's Birds S. Afr., 2d ed., 1876, p. 278. 



Five specimens. Female immature, Andrangolsaka, Imerina, March 

 25; 4,800 feet. Male adult, same locality and date. Female adult, 

 same locality and date. Female immature, same locality and date. 

 Female adult, Faraony River, east coast, June 5. 



Family HIRUNDII^ID^E. 



67. CLIVICOLA COWANI (Sharpe). 



Cotile cowani, Sharpe, .Tour. Linn. Soc, Zool., XVI, 1882, p. 322. (Ankafana, 

 Betsileo, southeast, Madagascar.) 



Two specimens. Female adult, Andrangolsaka, Imerina, March 28. 

 Female immature, Mahatsara, River Mangoro, April 1. 



