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66. Ardea podiceps (Bonaparte). 
The only specimen I saw was killed by Mr. Maule near Soa- 
mandrikazay, on the 24th September. 
67. Lophotibis cristata (Gmelin). 
Probably migratory on this part of the coast, as by the mid¬ 
dle of September it had not arrived in the neighbourhood of 
Foule Point, at which place Dr. Roch had found it in November 
of the preceding year ( anted , p. 171). 
Capt. Anson killed one near Tranomaro, a few miles to the 
southward of Hivondrona, in the beginning of October. 
68. (?) Numenius madagascariensis , Lichtenstein. 
On the 9th September, on the sands near the mouth of the 
Hivondrona, I saw two birds of this genus, which appeared to 
me to be larger than, and the note to differ from that of the 
Whimbrels. They were very wild, and I was unable to get a 
shot at them. 
69. Numeniusphceopus (Linnaeus). 
Met with along the coast. I feel pretty sure that, in Sep¬ 
tember, when most of the other Grallatorial birds were breeding, 
these were not. It has been a marvel to me for some time, 
when or where those we have at Mauritius breed. They are 
usually more plentiful in our summer months, from November 
to February, but they occur throughout the year. Those killed 
in July do not show the slightest trace of having just bred or 
of being about to do so. 
70. Tringoides hypoleucus (Linnaeus). 
“ Kiboranto.” 
Common on the Hivondrona and up the coast. The speci¬ 
mens obtained appeared to be all young birds. In Mauritius I 
have met with it from September to April only; they therefore 
probably go northward to breed. 
71. Khynchcea capensis (Linnaeus). 
“ Rav-rav.” 
I killed one of two young birds at Soamandrikazay on the 
24th September; it was just able to fly, and must have been 
hatched in the immediate neighbourhood. 
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