424 DR. SCHLEGEL ON NEW ANIMALS FROM MADAGASCAR. [Nov. 22, 



Ploceus erythrocephaltjs. Mauritius ; not seen in Reunion 

 and Madagascar. 



Ploceus flavicans. Foudia Jlavicans, Newton. Only from 

 Rodriguez (Newton). Note that Foudia eminentissima, Bonap., a 

 large species from Zanzibar, has never been observed in Madagascar 

 and its dependencies. 



Spermestes nana. Madagascar and Mayotte. 



Estrelda astrild. Not in Madagascar. Introduced from 

 Africa into Reunion and Mauritius. 



MUNIA PUNCTULARIA, M. AMANDAVA, and M. ORYZIVORA. Not 



in Madagascar. Introduced from India into Mauritius and Re'- 

 union. 



Serinus icterus (Crithagra chrysopyga) and Chloris cani- 

 collis. Reunion and Mauritius. Not observed in Madagascar. 



Passer domesticus. Introduced from Frauce into Reunion. 



Alauda hova. Mirafra kova, Hartlaub. Madagascar and 



Nossi-be. 



PsiTTACUs obscurus. North-western and north-eastern coasts. 



Psittacus niger. Iii the same localities as the former, and more 

 common. 



Psittacula cana. Common in Madagascar. Introduced in 

 Mauritius and Bourbon. 



Centropus madagascariensis. C. toln, Gmelin, C. super- 

 ciliosus, Hartlaub (juv.), nee Riippell, and C. lafresnayi, Verreaux. 

 Like many other species (see Schlegel, Museum, Cuculi, p. 67), 

 very variable in size and colouring. Common in Madagascar. 



Coua c^erulea and C. cristata. Common on the north-western 

 and north-eastern coasts. 



Coua reynaudii. Very rare. 



Cuculus rochii, Hartlaub. Cucidus canorus, Desjardins (Hart- 

 laub), nee Linne. North-western coast. 



Leptosomus afer. Common in Madagascar ; very common in 

 Mayotte. 



Ptilopus madagascariensis. Observed only in Madagascar. 



Ptilopus sganzini. Observed only in Mayotte. 



Treron australis. Common in Madagascar. 



Columba polleni, Schlegel, Contrib. in Tydschrift, /. c. Only 

 observed in Mayotte. 



Turtur picturatus. Madagascar; Mauritius; Reunion; May- 

 otte. 



Geopelia striata. More common in Reunion than in Mada- 

 gascar. 



