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in the island of Mauritius, where they construct their 

 nests in hollows in the ground beneath the trees, 

 laying two yellowish white eggs, spotted with rufous. 

 It also occurs in plenty at Palmerstone and Turtle 

 Islands, and among the Friendly and Society Islands 

 in the South Seas. 



V. XIII. P. Ie 



