686 Mr. M. J. Nicoll on the Birds collected and 



Astur Francisco (Smith). 

 Astur francisca Sharpe, Cat. B. B. M. i. p. 116. 

 One immature male. 



Tarsi and toes yellow ; iris yellow, cere yellowish. 

 I only met with the example obtained. It was in a wooded 

 ravine about a mile from the forest. 

 This Hawk is peculiar to Madagascar. 



Dicrurus forficatus (Linn.). 



Edolius forficatus Sharpe, Cat. B. B. M. iii. p. 254. 



One male, scarcely adult. 



The example obtained was the only one of this species 

 that I met with. It was sitting in a tree on the outskirts 

 of the Foret d'Ambre. 



Centropus toulou (P. L. S. Mull.). 

 Centropus toulou Shelley, Cat. B. B. M. xix. p. 350. 

 One adult male. 



Iris dark reddish-brown ; bill, tarsi, and toes black. 

 I saw several Lark-heeled Cuckoos near the forest in 

 Madagascar. They were extremely tame. 

 This species is peculiar to Madagascar. 



Caprimulgus madagascariensis Sganz. 



Caprimulgus madagascariensis Hartert, Cat. B. B. M. xvi. 

 p. 535. 



One adult male. 



I met with only one example of this species in Mada- 

 gascar ; it was sitting on a stone close to the sea. 



We left Diego Suarez on the afternoon of March 9 th, and 

 sighted Glorioso at 7 o'clock the next morning. 



Glorioso, or He Glorieuse, belongs to France, and is rented 

 by a Frenchman for the purpose of growing cocoanuts for 

 copra. It comprises, besides the main island, which is from 

 a mile and a half to two miles long and about a mile broad, 

 the He de Lise, a small, thickly-wooded islet about three 

 miles away, with very shallow water between. Moreover, 



