BIRDS OF THE ANAMBA ISLANDS. LG 
Measurements of specimens of Sterna melanauchen provida. 
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128758 | Male....| Providence Island, 300 | Aug. 17,1892 | W. L. Abbott-./330. 2)..... 129 |38.5/50 | 16.5 
miles southwest of 
the Seychelles. 
i ay Gi Cen Caen | ea (1 Se ae oan dota loess. ao: Se. 1327 |214 |132 |39 |50.5) 16.5 
128757 Female . pace GOs ee serach eccane: fe xsi GQeo = cecfoe ose G0. sf2cccss 223.9|215 |126. 5|35. 5/46. 5| 17 
128759 |...do....; Aldabra Island, In- | Nov. 29, 1892 |....-. G0s= 225-5 |298. 5/213 |105 36. 5/47. 5} 16.2 
dian Ocean. | | 
AVOrage Ol A SPECIMENS? © «oe sa chec sciecsce cece ces ceeaeanssses estes \294 ee 123 is 4'48.6| 16.6 
Measurements of specimens of Sterna melanauchen melanauchen. 
| 
200769 | Male....| Basilan Straits, Philip- | Apr. 19,1906 | E. A. Mearns..|..... 216 |126.5/36.5/47 | 18.5 
pine Islands. 
mOULOT | 2-200....|..--. COs aaa sce ateses | scams dOxs.20225|-0055 dO: sae) Sees 227 (|1385 (35. 5/46. 5) 18.5 
107660 | Female . ee Island, China | ————,,1867 | M. Germain...|..... 218 {127 (33 {43 | 17.5 
200763 |...do....- Basilan Straits, Philip- | Apr. 19,1906 | E. A. Mearns. Seas 220 |136 |36. 5/47. 5! 19.5 
pine Islands. | 
200762 | EAOsssee lector: 0 (0 ee ret el eee (6 Co aps oles mel tes ees 0 C1 es ae 224 |152 134 |45 19 
200764 2c eel eee 0 (0 See Ne eee Pee GOss =. =. \eane8 do3s. 54s} 215 |133 |32. 5/43. 5) 18 
200766 tT ae ese Sacer Reeee Renee Oe =e- esa) soeee GOs asee|ecane 220 |136 |33 |44 18 
200168) 22d 02. <= 2|=<--< CLO eee ee eigenen! (areas dose S452) haan Gos 5504 = Sele eee 221 1141 |35 |47.5) 18.5 
EPOBON ee Ss Pulo Kelong, Anamba |} Aug. 30,1899 | W. L. Abbott.|311. 2/226 |..... 32.5/44 | 19.5 
Islands. | | 
PSVETALG OL OISDECINOHS >, .cc eins dscen gees ete e ino jae ideaee scweeeue sobs: 20 8,135. 8:34. 3/45. 3) 18.6 
1 Measured in the flesh by the collector. 2 Type. 
* ANOUS STOLIDUS PILEATUS (Scopoli). 
Sterna pileata Scorou, Del. Faun. et Flor. Insubr., pt. 2, 1786, p. 92, No. 73 
(Philippine Islands). 
Recorded from the 
Anamba Islands by Mr. C. B. Kloss.’ 
Family CLARAVIIDAE. 
* CALOENAS NICOBARICA (Linnaeus). 
[Columba] nicobarica LINNAEUS, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, vol. 1, 1758, p. 164 (Nicobar 
Islands, Bay of Bengal). 
Recorded from the Anamba Islands by C. B. Kloss,‘ but not ob- 
tained by Doctor Abbott. 
CHALCOPHAPS INDICA INDICA (Linnaeus). 
[Columba] indica Linnazus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, vol. 1, 1758, p. 164 (eastern 
India). 
One specimen, No. 170992, U.S.N.M., from Pulo Mobur, August 25, 
1899. Length, in flesh, 254 mm. ‘‘Feet, dark purple red; bill, 
coral red; cere, dull purple.”” This bird is apparently identical in 
size and color with specimens from the Malay Peninsula. 
§ Journ. Straits Branch Roy. Asiatic Soc., No. 41, January, 1904, p. 80. 4Idem, p. 79. 
70536°—Bull. 98—17——2 
