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6. *Gracula religiosa. Mynah-Starling. 
Escaped from captivity, and now found wild all over Egmont Atoll, Chagos. 
7. Turtur picturatus. Turtle-Dove. 
Very common in Farquhar and Seychelles, but not in the intervening islands, 
Probably intentionally introduced everywhere from Madagascar. 
8. Geopelia striata. Barred Ground-Dove. 
Large numbers of these birds live in the trees around the settlement at Farquhar. It 
is an Indo-Malayan species, and was no doubt intentionally introduced by natives from 
India by way of Mauritius. 
9. Francolinus pondicerianus. Grey Partridge. 
This bird, which is really a native of India, has been introduced into Mauritius and 
practically all the islands between Seychelles and Madagascar for sporting purposes. 
10. Tringa subarquata. Curlew-Stint. 
Very common between Madagascar and Seychelles in September and October, feeding 
on the mud-flats; a single specimen obtained on Salomon, Chagos, in May. 
ll. Terekia cinerea. Avocet-Sandpiper. 
A single specimen out of a small flock of four from the southern islands of 
Providence. 
12. *Gallinago celestis. Full Snipe. 
A small wisp, probably belonging to this species, was seen by a freshwater pool in one 
of the islands of 8. Joseph Atoll, Amirantes. 
13. Totanus stagnatilis. Little Greenshank. 
A single specimen from the southern islands of Providence at the beginning of 
October; not found elsewhere, except in the Seychelles. 
14. Totanus fuscus. Spotted Redshank. 
Several flocks were seen during August and September at Coetivy and Cuargados 
Oarajos, but not found elsewhere. 
15. Numenius arquata. Curlew. 
16. Numenius pheopus. Whimbrel. 
The Curlew and Whimbrel are regular inhabitants of the marshes and shores of all 
islands between India and Madagascar. They were seen and constantly shot by different 
members of our party from May to December, but they are not known to breed in any 
of the islands, 
17. Strepsilasinterpres. Turnstone. 
Flocks of six or eight of these birds were common on the shores of all the islands we 
visited, being particularly abundant at Diego Garcia, Chagos, where they fly from 
barachois to barachois. 
