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mantle, crown, and hind neck ; the black centres of the 

 feathers of the hind neck much larger, and the under 

 wing-coverts slate-coloured, and not vinous-chestnut, as 

 in T. aldahranus. 



Total leng-th 11'7 inches, culm. 1-0, wing 6*8, tarsus 1*1. 



Hah. Assumption Island, Indian Ocean. 



" We also obtained examples of the following sjjecies " : — 



CiNNYRis ABBOTTi, Eidgw. Assumption Island. 



" Probably the only skin of this species in England." 



CiNNYRis ALDABRENSis, Ridgw. Aldabra. 



CiNNYRis souiMANGA (Gmclin) . Glorioso. 



Rallus aldabranus, Giinth. Aldabra. 



Rallus abbotti (Ridgw.) Assumption. 



" There are two living examples now in the Zoological 

 Gardens, presented by the Earl of Crawford." 



Falco newtoni, Gurney. Aldabra. 



BucHANGA aldabrana, Ridgw. Aldabra. 



Ibis abbotti, Ridgw. Aldabra. 

 ? ad. ^ imm. 



"The young of this species is much whiter on the neck 

 than /. fethiopica." 



CiNNYRis MAHEI, Sp. 11. 



Similar to C. dussumieri, but with the pectoral tufts pale 

 lemon-yellow, instead of flame-coloured. 



Total length 4-8 inches, culm. I'l, wing 2*4, tarsus 0'7. 



Hah. Mahe, Seychelles. 



" I also exhibit an immature female of Goracopsis harklyi 

 from Praslin, Seychelles." 



Mr. W. L. ScLATER gave some account of his recent 

 ■journey, in company with Mrs. W. L. Sclater, from Cape 

 Town to Cairo, via East Africa, Uganda, and the Nile, and 

 of the birds noticed by him, of which the following is an 

 abstract : — 



Cape Town was left on February 28th by train, Delagoa 

 Bay was reached on the following Sunday, the 4th of 



