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11. Anous stolidus. 



Anous stolidus (Linn.) ; Bocage, Jorn. Sci. Lisboa, 1893, 

 p. 45 ; id. 1903, p. 57; Salvadori, Oru. Golfo d. Guinea, iii. 

 1903, p. 97. 



Both Newton and Fea obtained specimens of the Noddy. 

 The latter says that it is less common than the following 

 species [M. lencocapillus), in whose company it is to be found. 



12. Micranous lencocapillus , 



Anoiis leucucapillas (Gould) ; Bocage, Jorn. Sci. Lisboa, 

 1893, p. 45 ; id. 1903, p. 57. 



Micranous leucocapillus Salvadori, Orn. Golfo d. Guinea, 

 iii. 1903, p. 97. 



According to Fea this Tern is very abundant on the rocky 

 and less accessible coasts of the islands. 



13. PuflBaus griseus. 



Puffinus yriseus (Gmel.) ; Salvadori, Orn. Golfo d. Guinea, 

 iii. 1903, p. 98 ; Bocage, Jorn. Sci. Lisboa, 1903, p. 58. 



Bocage records a specimen of this Shearwater, which was 

 taken at sea by the Annobon fishermen. 



In Boyd Alexander's collection there is a bird of this 

 species, which he shot off Santa Isabel (Fernando Po) on 

 the 8th of January. 



14. ■^'Gallinula chloropus meridionalis. 



Gallinula c. meridionalis Biehm ; Bannerman, Ibis, 1915, 

 p. IIG. 



Gallinula chloropus (Linn.); Bocage, Jorn. Sci. Lisboa, 

 1893, p. 41; id. 1903, p. 57; Salvadori, Orn. Golfo d. 

 Guinea, iii. 1903, p. 97. 



a,b. ? ? (Nos. 1,2). Lake Annobon. IG.ii. 09. 



Two examples of the small African Moorhen were 

 obtained by Alexander at Lake Annobon. 



15. "^Turturcena mallierbei. 



Turturmna malherbei (Verr.) ; Bocage, Jorn. Sci. Lisboa, 

 1893, p. 44; id. 1903, p. 56; Salvadori, Orn. Golfo d. 

 Guinea, iii. 1903, p. 96. 



a-g. S ? ad., imra., et juv. (Nos. 1-7). Annobon. 

 2i.ii.09. 



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