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



Zosterops modesta E- Newton. 



Zosterops modesta Ridgway, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xviii. 

 p. 514. 



Three adult males. 



This curious dull-coloured White-eye was met with fairly 

 abundantly on Mr. Thomasset's estate. 



Cinnyris dussumieri (Hartl.) . 



Cinnyris dussumieri Ridgway, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xviii. 

 p. 514. 



One adult male. 



I obtained only one male example of this species, with 

 flame-coloured tufts, on Mahe; but three specimens of a 

 Sun-bird procured at the same time and place differ to such 

 a marked degree that I have separated them as a new species. 

 The example of C. dussumieri obtained may be a straggler 

 from one of the other islands, as all those obtained on Praslin 

 and Felicite have flame-coloured tufts. 



Cinnyris mah.ei. 



Cinnyris mahei Nicoll, Bull. B. O. C. vol. xvi. p. 106. 



Three adult males. 



This new species is similar to C. dussumieri in general 

 coloration, except that the pectoral tufts are pale lemon-yellow 

 instead of flame-coloured. 



I obtained these examples in the coffee-bushes on 

 Mr. Thoniasset's estate. This is probably the common 

 species of Sun-bird on Mahe. I did not meet with it on 

 any of the other islands. 



Munia punctulata (Linn.). 



Without doubt an introduced species. One male was 

 obtained. 



The Indian Mynah has also been introduced into the 

 Seychelles, and is especially abundant on Mahe. I saw 

 one white example. This bird, together with several other 

 introduced species, will in time no doubt entirely supplant 

 the native avifauna, as is the case in many other islands. 

 No one appears to realize the danger of this fatal habit of 

 introduction, especially as regards islands, until it is too late. 



