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3. MiLvus ATER (Graelin). 



I shot a bird of this species (which, as far as I know, has not 

 hitherto been noticed in Madagascar) on the Hivondrona, on the 

 8th of September. 



4. Nisus madagascariensis, Verreaux. 



" Parrafody " (which being translated means, I believe, that 

 which eats the " Fody," or Foudia madagascariensis ; so, literally, 

 it is the "Fody Hawk"). 



Between Foule Point and Tamatave, on the 20th, I saw a 

 Sparrow-hawk, but unfortunately I had not a gun at hand. On 

 the 1st of October, between Ampasimaventy and Chasmanna, on 

 the river Hivondrona, I killed a male. Iris, cere, and orbits 

 yellow ; beak horn-colour ; legs yellow. 



5. Circus macrosceles, A. Newton, Proc. Zool. Soc, May 

 12, 1863*. 



" Fandrantsadambo " (meaning, that which tears its food as a 

 pig does). 



Ou the 22nd of September we were quietly paddling through a 

 clump of tall bulrushes, where we had marked down a small flock 

 of the little White-breasted Duck (Nettapus auritus), when I saw 

 a Harrier hover for an instant just above the rushes, and plunge 

 down into them. Immediately there was a loud outcry from some 

 water-fowl, probably a Porphyria, one species of which I had 

 before killed in this same clump of rushes. We pushed on to 

 the spot with some difficulty, as the cancels head was in another 

 direction, and it was no easy matter turning it among the rushes. 

 The Marmites would not keep quiet, but were constantly talking ; 

 and as we were not nearly within shot, I was in considerable 

 excitement for fear the Harrier should fly away before we got 

 up. However, when we were about thirty-five yards off, he rose, 



* We subjoin Mr. A. Newton's description of this new bird : — 

 " Circus macrosceles, sp. nov. 

 " C. aspectu Circo cyaneo generaliter similis, sed statura valde major. 

 " Descr. maris hornotini. — Coloribus omnino ut in exemplis Circi cyanei 

 ejusdem setatis, sed striis scapinis ventris longioribus, caudae tegrainum 

 latioribus, et rectricum transversalibus angustioribus clarioribusque. 

 Long. tot. 22'75; alae plus quam 15; caudae 10; tarsi 4; dig. med. c. 

 ung. 2'75; rostr. culm. 2," poll, et dec. Angl. — Ed. 



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