288 On the Psittaci of the Mascarene Islands. 



pany with those of Pezophaps solitaria, and of which the 

 latest trace is afforded by an anonymous manuscript, * Rela- 

 tion de rile Kodrigue/ contained in the Archives of the 

 Ministere de la Marine at Paris (P. Z. S. 1875, pp. 39-42); 

 and the other, Palceornis exsul (Ibis, 1872, p. 33, 1875, p. 342). 

 The former has doubtless been extinct for many years ; but the 

 latter may perhaps still survive, and since the last mention 

 of it in these pages a second example has come into our hands, 

 through the kindness of Mr. Caldwell of Mauritius f. This is 

 that of a male bird ; and though not possessing the red alar 

 patch, by which it was hoped it would be adorned, it is of 

 considerably greater beauty than the previously known female. 

 The specimen was killed by Mr. Vandorous, 14th August, 

 1875 ; and its sex is vouched for by him. He also states 

 that the eyes were " black with a yellow ring." It {^) 

 differs from the type (?) at first sight by its maxilla, Avhich 

 is of deep crimson at the base, gradually paling to horn- 

 colour at the tip. The mandible, in life, seems to have been 

 of a dark reddish brown. The top of the head is less grey 

 and of a clearer glaucous than in the female. From the 

 nostril to the eye on each side there is a distinct narrow black 

 stripe, which is so faintly indicated in the female that no 

 notice was taken of it in the original description. The black 

 chin-stripe on each side is also well defined, and is prolonged 

 upwards so as almost to meet on the nape of the neck. Most 

 of the primaries are marked each by a dull black patch on 

 the inner web near the tip ; and the middle secondaries are 

 also dusky black. In other respects the two specimens closely 

 agree ; but that of the male is slightly the larger. 



The following is a list of the indigenous species of Mas- 

 carene Psittaci known to us. 



(1) Seychelles. 



"^Coracopsis barklyi, E. Newton. 

 * Palceornis wardi, E. Newton. 



t Cf. P. Z. S. 1875, p. 647, where Mr. Caldwell adds, " I have seen 

 several of them, though I never could get near one myself." 

 * Diminishing in numbers. 



