— 1G — 
Abadie, master of a French Ship, in harbour at Madagascar, 
on the South West Coast of the island. This was perforated 
at the end and used by a native for domestic purposes. Soon 
after, another perfect specimen of nearly equal volume, taken 
from the bed of a torrent, in the remains of a small landslip, 
came to light from the North West Coast. Later, a third 
and some bones were discovered in a recent formation. This 
last egg was unfortunately smashed on the voyage to Paris, 
where the three were sent by Mr. Malavois, a french gentle- 
man of the island of Reunion, who received them from Ma- 
dagascar. My egg was found at Mananzari, on the East 
Coast, at a depth of forty five feet in a hill of ferruginous 
clay,” (dans le terrain diluvien) by Malgaches, when digging 
for an iron mine.” 
Ainsi ces ceufs ne pouvant s’obtenir que par des fouilles 
profoiules ou charroyes par hazard dans des fits de torrent 
peuvent etre consideres comme do grandes raretes, surtout 
lorsqu’ils sont parfaits et entiers. 
Dans cet etat ils doivent etre d’une grande valeur et re- 
cherches par les riches Musees de l’Europe et de l’Amerique. 
Ils doivent aspirer ardemmeut d’arriver a la possession de si 
precieuses raretes. 
V. de Robillard. 
Le Secretaire communique a la Societe la note suivante : 
M. Alp. Milne Edwards vient de publier sous le titre de 
Faune ornitholoqique cteintc des lies Mascareiqne et Madagas- 
car, un volume in 4°, prescntant un resume des observations 
qui out etc laites sur la race cteintc des oiseaux do ces lies, de 
18GG a 1873, et donue a ce sujet : 
1, Une idee des caracterea osteologiques des priucipaux 
