. Trois voyages d'un naturaliste, étant un compte rendu de nombreuses îles peu connues dans trois océans visités par la 'Valhalla,' R. Y.S.; . e sommet de taUtrees— Ou étaient bondés ensemble dans la compagnie de topsin d'arbre avec gannets.f Lord Crawfordshot plusieurs oiseaux frégates adultes pour prendre l'esprit homein, car il n'était pas connu par ce que l'oiseau meansthis étend sa poche pendant la saison de la breedingsesaison. Parmi les oiseaux terrestres, l'œil blanc, des samespecies comme celle vue dans le Foret dAmbre, Madagas-car, était le plus abondant, et il devait être trouvé en grand nombre dans toute l'île. Un cerf-volant noir| a été observé de nouveau
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. Three voyages of a naturalist, being an account of many little- known islands in three oceans visited by the "Valhalla, " R.Y.S.; . e top of taUtrees—or were crowded together in the tree-topsin company with gannets.f Lord Crawfordshot several adult frigate birds to take homein spirit, as it was not known by what meansthis bird extends its pouch during the breedingseason. Of the land-birds the white-eye, of the samespecies as that seen in the Foret dAmbre, Madagas-car, was the most abundant, and it was to be foundin great numbers all over the island. Now andagain a black kite| was observed sailing overhead.This species is, as far as we could ascertain, only awinter visitor to Glorioso, and it is at no timeabundant there. A few crows§ of the samespecies as that found in the Comoros and Mada-gascar are residents. It is somewhat surprisingthat there is no rail on Glorioso, as on both Assump-tion and Aldabra there are forms of this bird, distinct but nearly allied to the rail of IMadagascar.We made particular enquiries of the proprietor * Turtur coppingeri. ■]- Sula piscator. X Milvus migrans. § Corvus scapulaUts.. 0 ■< O HAWK-MOTHS AND TUKTLES 103 on this subject, but he assured us that there wasno bird of the kind there. Numbers of domestic fowls were running aboutin a more or less wild state. They did not showany signs of reversion to their ancestral form ;on the contrary, those we met with were of allkinds and colours, though very small; many ofthem took to flight on being alarmed. Butterflies and moths were numerous, and aspecies of hawk-moth was hovering round theflowers of a convolvulus in incredible numbers.On several occasions we took three or more atone sweep of the net. There seems to be little fresh water here ; asfar as we could see there was none at all on theleeward side, and but a small pool near thesettlement, though I believe there is a well nearthe house of the proprietor. This scarcity offresh water may account for the rareness of thedove b
