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Show 1879.] FROM THE COMORO ISLANDS. 675 f6. CORACOPSIS BARKLYI, E. Newton. Coracopsis barklyi, E. Newton, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 346, pi. 22, 1877, p. 296 ; Hartl. Vog. Madag. p. 231. One specimen from Grand Comoro and one from Anjuan. Compared with a specimen of C. barklyi from the Seychelles, I find the Comoro birds slightly darker and the greyish green on the primary coverts and quills almost absent. Mr. E. Newton was led to the belief that this species had been introduced as a cage-bird from the Seychelles islands, owing to Mr. Bewsher having only met with a single specimen ; but now that we know of three examples and from two of the islands, I think that this Parrot should be looked upon as indigenous to the Comoro group. *7. PSITTACULA CANA (Gm.). Psittacula cana, Hartl. Vog. Madag. p. 234. Seven specimens, Anjuan. Mr. C. E. Bewsher heard of this species from the natives ; but as he did not obtain a specimen, it is here recorded for the first time as a native of the Comoro Islands. Hitherto this Love-bird has only been met with in Madagascar, and by Baron von der Decken on the small island of Mafia, south of Zanzibar, where, I presume, it was only an escaped cage-bird. *8. LEPTOSOMA DISCOLOR (Hermm.). Leptosoma discolor, Sharpe, Ibis, 1871, p. 285 ; Hartl. Vog. Madag. p. 255. a, b. Adult males, and c, d, female, Grand Comoro. e. Immature male, Anjuan. These agree in their colouring with Madagascar birds ; but the specimens from Grand Comoro are remarkably small, as the following measurements will show, but should not in my opinion be separated as specifically distinct. Entire length. Wing. Tail. Tarsus. in. in. in. in. cS ad. Madagascar 18*5 cS juv. Madagascar .... 16*0 eS juv. Anjuan 16*2 a. <$ ad. Grand Comoro .. 15*7 b. 3 ad. Grand Comoro . . 15 0 c. 2 . Grand Comoro .... 14*6 d. 2 • Grand Comoro .... 15*0 *9. EURYSTOMUS GLAUCURUS (P. L. S. Mull.). Eurystomus glaucurus, Sharpe, Ibis, 1871, p. 271. Eurystomus madagascariensis, Hartl. Vog. Madag. p. 67. One adult specimen from Anjuan. It agrees perfectly with the Madagascar bird. 0*0 9*7 9*0 9*5 8*9 8*8 8*5 80 8*0 7*3 7-5 7'3 7'3 6*8 1*30 1*20 1*25 1*15 1*10 1-15 115 |