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BIRDS FROM SEYCHELLES AND V ICIXirY—RIDGWAY. vol. xviii. 



Meaaiirenuntii * of Puffin us audnboui. 



* The )neasuremeuts in this table are in inches. 



Family EALLID.E. 



8. GALLINULA CHLOROPUS (Linnseus). 



Two specimeus; La Digue, April 10. 



Family ARDEIDJE. 



9. BUBULCUS BUBULCUS (Savigny). 



One specimen; He Coetivy, August 10. 



10. BUTORIDE3 ATRICAPILLUS (Afzelius). 



Two specimens; Malie, Apinl 4, and La Digue, A])iil 10. 

 Family PHAETOKTID^. 



11. PHAETON CANDIDUS (Drapiez). 



Three specimens; Mahe, Marcli 29, 30. 



Family COLUMBID/E. 



12. TURTUR PICTURATUS (Temminck) (?), 



One specimen; Malie, July lU. 



This specimen, an adult female, ditl'ers so decidedly in coloration from 

 a'l ndult male of true T. pirtxratiis, from IMadngascar, that I very much 

 doubt whether the two birds arc idciiticiil. The Malu' specimen is 



