the Birds of Mauritius. 105 



62. Prion desolatus. 



Prion desolatus Salviiij Cat, Blrds^ xxv. p. 43 1. 



Hartlaub mentions a bii'cl o£ this species as comiiig- from 

 Mauritins and as fornnug part of the Newton Collection 

 ('Die Vogcl Madagascars/ p. 377). 



63. DiOMEDEA FULIGINOSA. 



Phoebetria fulifjiiiosa Salvin^ Cat. Birds^ xxv. p. 453. 



Albatross. 



Desjardins mentions a specimen ^vliicli he fonud on the 

 seashore at Mahebourg in May 18.29. 



I think I saw a bird of this species between Reunion and 

 Mauritius in July 1911. 



64. BUTOIUDES JAVANICA. 



Butorides javanica Ogihie-Grant_, Cat. Birds, xxvi. p. 177. 



Garce or Gasse. 



This small Heron, wliich can be seen at any of the mnddy 

 or sandy reaches of either river or sea, is resideut. At 

 La Lncie Lake it is plentiful. 



65. BUBULCUS LUCIUUS. 



Bubulcus lucid'us Ogilvie-Graut, Cat. Birds, xxvi. p. 213. 



Le Heron Garde-Boeuf. 



Egret. 



This Heron, resident in Madagascar and the Seychelles, is 

 now of great rarity in Mauritins, if, indeed, it still exists. 

 A specimen in the Port Louis Museum was shot at Flacq 

 many years ago. 



Individuals have from time to time in recent years been 

 imported from Madagascar and liberated, but the local 

 gunners, ^vho cannot resist a peculiar bird, will never allow 

 it to gain a foothold in the island. 



66. SULA PISCATOK. 



Sula piscator Sharpe, Cat. Birds, xxvi. p. 432. 



Fou Blanc. 



G an net. 



Desjardins mentions this bird as being very common in 



