observed during the Voyage of the 'Valhalla.' 689 



trees. It is not peculiar to the island, being also found in 

 Madagascar. 



Corvus scapulatus Daudin. 



Corvus scapulatus Ridgw. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xviii. 

 p. 337. 



Several black-and-white Crows were seen by members of 

 our party on Glorioso. I observed a pair, but was unable to 

 obtain a specimen. I was told that they were resident on the 

 island. 



Turtur coppingeri Sharpe. 



Tartar coppingeri Salvadori, Cat. B. B e M. xx. p. 412. 



Turtur copperingi Ridgway, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xviii. 

 p. 5.^5 (Glorioso). 



Although three of us went in different directions on the 

 island and walked the whole day, no Doves of any kind were 

 seen. Dr. Abbott obtained one example. It is possible that 

 this species is very scarce on the island, and if this be the 

 case it might be overlooked owing to the thickness of the 

 vegetation, as the Doves on Assumption and Aldabra are 

 very tame and usually keep to the thick scrub, where they 

 run about under the bushes, whence it takes a great deal 

 of beating to drive them out. It would seem that this is 

 the only peculiar species on Glorioso. 



Dromas ardeola Paykull. 



Drontas ardeola Ridgway, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xviii. 

 p. 527 (Aldabra, Glorioso, Seychelles). 



A flock of Crab-Plovers was seen on the shore in company 

 with some Whimbrels ( Numenius ph&opms) . 



Sterna cantiaca Gm. - taero.!* M> lo3V, 4 5 



Sterna cantiaca Saunders, Cat. B. B. M. xxv. p. 75. 



One adult female. 



Iris black ; bill chrome-yellow ; tarsi and toes black, soles 

 mottled with yellow. 



Lord Crawford obtained the only example of the Sandwich 

 Tern met with on Glorioso. It has not been recorded from 

 the island before. 



