836 MR. A. NEWTON ON ANIMALS FROM MADAGaSCAR. [Dec. 12, 
24. PRaTINcoLA siBYLLA (Linneeus). 
[“Tetrat.” Iris brown; legs and beak black. ] 
25. FoupIA MADAGASCARIENSIS (Linnzus). 
[“Fu’de.”” Iris dark ; beak and legs grey. ] 
26. SpERMESTES NANA (Pucheran). 
[‘« Sangerreet.’”] 
27. Mrrarra Hova, Hartlaub. 
[« Flift.” Usually on the ground: has something the habit of 
Alauda arborea. have not, however, seen it rise higher than the 
low trees. | 
28. HARTLAUBIA MADAGASCARIENSIS (Linneeus). 
[** Volontaynombi.” Iris dark brown ; beak and legs black. ] 
29. AcRIDOTHERES TRISTIS (Linnzus). 
[‘« Martine.” Iris red, margined with white dots ; beak, eye-patch, 
and legs yellow. } 
An example in the collection is, I believe, the first of the species 
that has been obtained in the island, though it was observed there 
in 1862 by Mr. Edward Newton. The specimen agrees exactly with 
others from Mauritius. 
30. Numipa TraraTa, Bonaparte. 
[‘ Akanga.’’] 
31. MARGAROPERDIX STRIATA (Gmelin). 
[“ Trou-trou.”” Tris black ; bill bluish at base, with black tip ; 
legs speckled bluish olive. ] 
32. TuRNIX NIGRICOLLIS (Gmelin). 
[“Kebo.” Iris pale yellow; beak and legs greyish brown. } 
33. PorPHYRIO MADAGASCARIENSIS (Gmelin). 
[‘‘Talave.” Iris reddish brown ; beak and bald patch on fore- 
head red; legs flesh-colour. | 
I take this opportunity of remarking that the Orseaur bleus, men- 
tioned in the “ Journal of the Sieur D. B.”’ (P. Z. 8. 1844, p. 77) as 
occurring in the island of Bourbon (Réunion) nearly two hundred 
years ago, probably belonged to this large species of Porphyrio. 
34. CANIRALLUS KIOLOIDES (Pucheran). 
[“‘Scoza-vout.” | 
The collection contains one example of this very scarce species, 
which I have never seen before. The specimen agrees entirely with 
Dr. Hartlaub’s description. In the list of birds observed in Mada- 
gascar by Dr. Roch and my brother, the name of this bird was by 
mistake inserted (Ibis, 1863, p.173). The examples obtained by 
the former gentleman proved on further examination to be Rougetius 
berniert. 
