of the Seychelles Archipelago. 341 



Mahe. Both these species were new ; and I described them 

 at the Meeting of the Zoological Society on the 28th of March, 

 naming the first Coracopsis barklyi* in honour of Sir Henry 

 Barkly, the Governor of Mauritius, and the second Palceornis 

 wardi-\ to commemorate the donor. 



The " Mangeur des poules'' [Tinnunculus gracilis) I found to 

 be tolerably common, but 1 never saw it very far from the sea; 

 I had been told before I visited the islands that it fed chiefly on 

 small shrimps, but in none of those I dissected did I find any. 

 Lizards appear to be its principal food. I was told it only ate 

 the eyes of its victims ; but in several instances I found the 

 entire animals had been eaten. The species, I fear, will soon 

 become extinct : it is an exceedingly tame and foolish bird ; and 

 even after one has been fired at and missed, it will only fly a 

 few yards and settle again. It affects the cocoa-nut groves, 

 perching either on the branches of the tree or on the nuts, and 

 I have no doubt generally breeds in these trees, though 1 was 

 informed it did so in rocks as well, especially on the island of 

 St. Anne. 



The " Colibri " [Nectarinia dussumieri) I found to be very 

 common ; I saw it at Mabe, Praslin, Ladigue, Felicite, Mari- 

 anne, and Silhouette. When I first arrived, the males I shot 



* Coracopsis Barklyi. 



Coracopsis C. comorensi colorem admodum similis sed valde minor. 



Descr. maris aehilti. — Bruiiueo-niger, reiuigibus rectricibusque saturati- 

 oribus ardesiaco tinctis ; rostro, cera pedibusque nigro-fuscis. 

 Long, tota circa 13, alse 8'1, caudae 6, acrotarsi 0-7G, dig. med. sine 



ungue 1, ballucis sine ungue 0-48, maxillse a fronts 095, ejusdeni a rictu 



0-95, mandibulae 1-37 poll. Angl. 



Foemina mari similis sed minor, 

 t Pal^ornis waedi. 



Palceoniis P. akwandri similis sed rostro robiistiore ; fasciis bumeralibus 

 phoeniceo-rubris , nucha sine fascia rubra. 



Descr. adidti. — Pileo et gula cserulescentibus, genis ockraceo-viridibus, tor- 

 qu'e perignatbico nigro a rictu ad nucbam ducente ; dorso alisque gra- 

 mineo-viridibus ; uropygio vividiore ; singulis fasciis latis bumeralibus 

 pboeniceo-rubris ; remigibus et rectricibus saturate viiidibus cseruleo 

 lavatis, his subtus flavescentibus, fuscis illis ; gastrteo flavescenti- 

 viridi ; rostro vivide coccineo, apice pallidiore ; pedibus fuscis. 

 Long, tota circa 16, alse 7'75, caudfe 9, acrotarsi 0-75, dig. med. sine 



ungue 09.5, ballucis sine ungue 0'5, maxillae a fi'onte 1'4, ejusdem a rictu 



1'15, mandibulse ab articulo 1*4 poll. Angl. 



Fcemina vel mas jimior mari adulto simillimus, sed coloribus obscu- 

 rioribus. 



