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t24. Passer domesticus (Linn.). 



Passer domesticus, Hartl. Vbg. Madag. p. 401. 



Three specimens, Grand Comoro. 



25. Columba polleni, Schl. 



Columba polleni, Schl. & Poll. Faun. Madag. p. 1 12, pi. 35 ; Hartl. 

 Vbg. Madag. p. 267; E. Newton, P. Z. S. 1877, p. 300. 

 Three specimens, Anjuan. 



t26. Chalcoptera tympanistria (Temm.). 

 Peristera tympanistria, Finsch & Hartl. Vog. Ost-Afr. p. 558 

 (1870) ; Hartl. Vog. Madag. p. 271. 

 Three specimens, Grand Comoro. 



27. Turtur comorensis, E. Newton. 



ITurtur aldabranus, Sclat. P. Z. S. 1871, p. 300; Hartl. Vog. 

 Madag. p. 270. 



Turtur comorensis, E. Newton, P. Z. S. 1877, p. 300. 



Two specimens, Anjuan. 



The measurements agree perfectly with those given hy Mr. E. 

 Newton for T. comorensis, and not with those of T. aldabranus, 

 Sclat. ; otherwise the two species appear to be remarkably similar. 



t28. Turtur capicola (Sundev.). 

 Turtur capicola, Finsch &■ Hartl. Vog. Ost-Afr. p. 548. 

 1 Turtur semitorquatus, Hartl. Vog. Madag. p. 271 ; E. Newton, 

 P. Z. S. 1877, p. 300. 



Five specimens, Grand Comoro. 



29. Alectrcenas sganzini (Verr.). 



Alectrcenas sganzini, Hartl. Vog. Madag. p. 2C0 ; E. Newton, 

 P. Z. S. 1877, p. 300. 



A fine series from both Grand Comoro and Anjuan. 



t30. NUMIDA TIARATA (Bp.). 



Numida mitrata (part.), Elliot, Monogr. Phasianidae, ii. pi. xli. ; 

 Hartl. Vbg. Madag. p. 275. 



Numida tiarata, E. Newton, P. Z. S. 1877, p. 301. 

 One specimen, Grand Comoro. 



t31. Ardea gularis, Bosc. 



Ardea gularis, Finsch & Hartl. Vbg. Ost-Afr. p. 691 ; Hartl. Vbg. 

 Madag. p. 289 ; E. Newton, P. Z. S. 1877, p. 302. 



A wing and back of an immature Heron, Grand Comoro, probably 

 belonging to this species. 



32. Bubulcus ibis (Linn.). 



Ardea bubulcus, Finsch & Hartl. Vbg. Ost-Afr. p. 694 ; Hartl. 

 Vbg. Madag. p. 302. 



Ardea ibis, E. Newton, P. Z. S. 1877, p. 301. 

 Three specimens, Anjuan. 



