30 A DAY AT CHRISTMAS ISLAND. 



List of Animals and Plants recorded from 

 Christmas Island. 



[ Note : — In this list all endemic plants and animals are printed in italics. 

 The ( ! ) denotes that specimens were seen or gathered by myself, and the 

 asterisk ( * ) marks those that have not .previously been recorded. ] 



Mammals. 



* Pteropus natalis, Thomas. ! 

 Small insectivorous bat. ! 

 Crocidura fuliginosa var, trichura, Dobs. 

 Mus Maclearii, Thomas. 



Mus nativitatis, Thomas. 



Birds. 



* Merula erythropleura, Sharpe. ! 

 Zosterops natalis, Sharpe. ! 

 Collocalia natalis, Sharpe. 



"* Carpophaga Whartoni, Sharpe. ! 

 Chalcopliaps natalis, Sharpe. 



* Urospizias natalis, Sharpe. ! 

 Minox natalis, Sharpe. 



* Ardea jugularis, Forster. ! 

 Charadrius Geoffroyi, Wagler. 

 Tringoides hypoleucus, L. 

 Phaethon phcenicurus, G. M. 

 Phsethon flavirostris, Brandt. ! 



* Fregata aquila, L. 

 Sula piscatrix, L. ! 



Reptiles. 



Gymnodactylus marmoratus, Kahl. 

 Gecko Listeri, Blgr. 

 Lygosoma nativitatis, Blgr. 

 Ablepharus egerize, Blgr. 

 Typhlops exocosti, Blgr. 

 Chelonia virgata. 



