488 Mr. C. A. Wright's Fourth Appendix to a 



Dr. Hinde. I find it to be identical with a specimen in Mr. 

 Monteiro's collection from Angola. 



201. Hydrornia porphyrio " (Temm.)", Hartl., Journ. f. 

 Orn. 1855, p. 357; Id, Orn. Westafr. p. 243. 



In Mr. Svvanzy's collection is a specimen of this curious Gal- 

 linule, which was first discovered by Pel at Elmina. 



202. PoDicA SENEGALENSis (Vieill.) j Hartl., Orn. Westafr. 

 p. 249. 



A specimen of this bird is in Mr. Swanzy's collection. Pel 

 also obtained it in Ashantee. 



203. Phalacrocorax africanus (Gm.) ; Hartl., Orn. West- 

 afr. p. 260. 



One specimen sent by Mr. Ussher from the Volta. 



t204. Hydrochelidon fissipes (L.). H. nigra, Hartl., Orn. 

 Westafr. p. 256. 



One specimen in Mr. Swanzy's collection. 



XXXVII. — Fourth Appendix to a List of Birds observed in 

 Malta and Guzo. By Charles A. Wright, C.M.Z.S, 



268. Sterna caspia. (Caspian Tern.) 



On the 21st of May 1869, I visited rort-:Manoel Island; as 

 soon as I arrived I saw a large Tern flying over the bridge. It 

 was fearless, and repeatedly approached quite close to the soldiers 

 on guard, who threw pieces of bread to it, upon which it imme- 

 diately pounced and swallowed. The men told me that it had 

 been there for several hours, flying up and down the creek, every 

 now and then dropping into the water after small fish which 

 appeared on the surface. 1 longed to make a prize of it ; for I 

 believed it to be Sterniu caspia, though I had never seen this 

 beautiful species on the wing before. After waiting more than 

 half an hour it came within range, and I shot it from my skifi", 

 when it proved to be what I had expected. It was a magnificent 

 bird in full summer plumage ; and I afterwards ascertained that 

 it was a female, wath two eggs in the ovary in an advanced stage 

 of development. This species has not yet been included among 



