1877. ] MR. E. NEWTON ON THE BIRDS OF ANJUAN. 301 
22. Numrpa TIARATA, Bonaparte. 
Numida tiarata, Hartl. Madag. p. 68; Schlegel & Pollen, Rech. 
Madag. p. 118. 
Numida mitrata’, Sclater, Ibis, 1864, p. 300. 
Numida mitrata (pt.), Elliot, Monogr. Phasianide. 
Three specimens. ‘“‘ Very plentiful.’’ Native name ‘‘ Congha.”’ 
It is possible that this bird may have been introduced into Anjuan, 
as it has been into Mauritius and Rodriguez and, according to MM. 
Pollen and Van Dam, into the little island of Bouzy near Mayotte. 
23. CoTURNIX commuNIs, Bonnaterre. 
Coturnix communis, Schlegel & Pollen, Rech. Madag. p. 120. 
One specimen. ‘‘Verycommon.” Native name ‘* Phayphayra.”’ 
24. ARDEA IBIS. 
Ardea ibis, Schlegel & Pollen, Rech. Madag, p. 124. 
Two specimens. Native name “Soaugha.’’ Mr. Sclater (Ibis, 
1864, p. 301) has included Ardea comata (by which I presume he 
means 4. leucoptera) in his list. 
25. BuTORIDES ATRICAPILLA. 
Ardea atricapilla, Schlegel & Pollen, Rech. Madag. p. 125. 
One specimen. ‘Not common.” Native name “ Donkerhay.”’ 
26. STREPSILAS INTERPRES. 
Strepsilas interpres, Sclater, Ibis, 1864, p. 301; Schlegel & 
Pollen, Rech. Madag. p. 130. 
Two specimens. ‘‘Common on sea-shore and the mouths of 
rivers for a mile up.” Native name “ Shejoryjory.” 
27. TRINGOIDES HYPOLEUCUS. 
Tringoides hypoleucus, Sclater, Ibis, 1864, p. 301. 
Actitis hypoleucos, Schlegel & Pollen, Rech. Madag. p. 133. 
Three specimens. Not distinguished by the natives from the last. 
In addition to the above, Mr. Bewsher writes :—‘‘ Besides these I 
saw a Swallow, a Swift, and a Grebe on the lake in the mountains ; 
a large black-and-white Hawk rare and very wild, and a large Crane 
or Heron. I was told there were also (but I never saw them) a small 
brown Hawk, a green and brown Pigeon, a chocolate Pigeon with 
white breast, a Mocking-biid, large (male blue-grey, female brown), 
three, if not four, species of Owl, a Parroquet, green, with grey head, 
probably the Love-bird common on the north-west coast of Mada- 
gascar.”” 
I append a tabular statement, showing the geographical distribu- 
tion throughout the group of each species. From this it will be seen 
that we absolutely know nothing of the avifauna of the Great Co- 
moro, and a fine field is here open for any adventurous naturalist 
and traveller. 
