PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

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21 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC-

COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH—NOT TO

Green pigeon

Long-tailed chestnut dove Hornbills, all species Painted snipe

Bronze-winged dove

Little Malay ground-dove Malay turtle-dove

Yellow-crowned bulbul

Red-vented bulbul

Mynah

Parroquet

Love-bird

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All species of the genera butreron, treron,

osmotreron, sphenocercus and ptilinopus. Macropygia, all species.

Bucerotidae.

Rhynchasa bengalensis.

FIFTH SCHEDULE.

...

Chalcophaps indica.

Geopelia striata.

Turtur tigrinus.

Trachycomus ochrocephalus.

Otocampsa emeria.

Gracula javanensis or intermedia.

Palaeornis longicauda.

Loriculus galgulus.

MAURITIUS. The shooting, killing, taking in any place, and also the purchase, sale, or exhibition for sale in any public place, of the following birds is prohibited for a period of five years from February, 1907 :---

Poule Sauvage, Faisans,

Grande Caille de Madagascar, Bengali Moncheté.

The shooting, killing, taking in any place, and also the purchase, sale or exhibition for sale in any public place, of the following birds is absolutely prohibited :—

Hirondelle

Hirondelle

Rollier de Madagascar

Colibri des Seychelles

Oiseau blanc

Oiseau (Seychelles)

Oiseau Manioc

Oiseau Manioc

Serin des Seychelles

Pie Chanteuse

Merle de Maurice

Merle des Seychelles Coq des Bois

Veuve

Cuisinier

Cuisinier

Oisean Banane

Mangeur de Riz.

Cateau de Maurice

Oiseau des Seychelles

Oiseau de Rodrigues

Oiseau noire

Pigeon hollandais des Seychelles

Pigeon ramier de Maurice

Tourterelle d'Aldabra

Aigrette

Rale

Rale

Flamant

Martin

Mangeur de Poules

Mangeur des Seychelles

Paille-en-queue

Paille-en-queue de Terre ou à bec jaune

Collocalia francica.

Phodina Borbonica.

Erystomus Madagascariensis.

Nectarinia Dussumieri.

Zosterops Mauritiana.

Zostorops Modesta.

Zosterops Chlorophæa, Zosterops Hositata.

Zosterops Semiflava. Copsychus Seychellarum. Hypsipetes Olivaceus. Hypsipetes Crassirostris. Terpsiphone Borbonica. Terpsiphone Corvina. Oxynotus-ferrugineus. Oxynotus Newtoni. Foudia-Erythrocephala. "Foudia-Seychellarum,

Palæornis eques. Palæornis wardi.

Palæornis exsul.

Palæornis Barklyi.

Alectrænas pulcherrima.

Columba Meyeri.

Turtur Aldabranus,

Ardea Alba.

Rallus gularis,

Rallus pectoralis.

Phoenicopterus Erythraus ex minor.

Acridotheres tristīs,

Tinunculus Punciatus.

Tinunculus Seychellarum.

Photon rubricanda.

Phaeton flavirostris.

SEYCHELLES.-By Ordinance No. 29 of 1903 it is lawful for the Administrator to prohibit absolutely the taking or killing of any wild bird, or to fix a period in each year during which no such wild bird may be killed. By Proclamation of 22nd June, 1907, the Merle (Hypsipetes crassirostris) may not be killed or sold nor may its eggs be taken from 1st January to 30th June. Similar protection, but for the whole year, is given

to the

Cateau noir

Cateau vert

Hibou

Oiseau blanc

Pie Chanteuse

Pigeon hollondais..

Tourterelle rouge ...

Coracopsis Barklyi.

Palæornis wardi. Gymnoscops insularis.

Zosterops Modesta.

Copyschus Seychellarum.

Alectronas pulcherrima, Furtur rostratus.

In the case of this Colony there is no specific prohibition of exportation of skins or parts of birda protected.

Veuve Bengali Turtle dov

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Terpsiphone Corvina. Estrilda astrilda Lin. Geopelia striata Lin.

Weihaiwei.*—By Ordinance No. 3 of 1907 no person shall take or destroy any wild bird without having previously obtained a licence from the Commissioner.

West Indian.

BAHAMAS.-The Wild Birds Protection Act, 1905, makes punishable the killing. sale, or export, or taking eggs of all song and insectivorous birds, including thrushes, mocking-birds, warblers, honey-creepers or banana-birds, swallows, finches, sparrows, flycatchers, humming-birds, swifts, cuckoos, goatsuckers, woodpeckers, mosquito hawks, fighters or thrashers. (In May, 1909, however, the Governor stated that the humming. bird was the only one so protected.) Close times are established for man-of-war birds, herons, rails or marsh hens, spoonbills, parrots, flamingo, partridges or quails, whistling ducks and Bahama ducks; and power is given to establish reserves.

BARBADOS."-By Ordinance No. 28 of 1907 the killing of the following birds is

prohibited:

Blackbird

Yellow bird

Pee whittler Rain bird

Large humming bird Small humming bird Wood-dove Ground-dove

Grass canary

Gold finch

or

Christmas bird Thrush

Quiscalus fortirostris. Dendræca capitalis. Elainea martinica. Tyrannus rostratus, Eulampis holosericcus. Orthorhynchus cristatus. Zenaida amabilis. Chamapelia passerina. Sycalis luteiventris.

Setophaga ruticilla.

Margarops densirostris.

BERMUDA.-By Act No. 22 of 1902 the killing or possession of the following birds

is prohibited :-Red bird, blue bird, ground dove, chick of the village, quail, partridge, tropic bird, boatswain bird or long tail, humming bird, kingfisher, woodpecker, rice bird, crane, heron, goldfinch, mocking bird.

BRITISH GUIANA.-By Ordinance No. 6 of 1877 (amended by No. 18 of 1909) the following birds may not be killed nor may any part of them be possessed, offered for sale, or exported (except with the Governor's licence) :-

Black witch,

Campanero (Bell bird),

Cassique,

Cock of the rock,

Cotinga,

Crane,

Creeper,

Egret,

Flycatcher,

Gauldin,

Goatsucker,

Grassbird,

Ground dove,

Jacamar,

Hawk,

Herring,

Humming bird,

Hatu,

Kingfisher,

Kite,

Macaw,

Manakin,

Martin,

Owl,

Parroquet,

Qu'est-ce qu'il dit,

Shrike,

Sunbird,

Sparrow,

Swallow,

Tanager,

Thrush,

Toucan,

Trogon, Troupial,

Woodpecker, Wren, Vulture,

and a close time from 1st April to 1st September is established for-

Bittern,

Curlew,

Curri-curri,

Douraquara,

Dove (not being a ground dove).

Ibis,

Hannaqua,

Maam,

Maroudi,

Negro-cop,

Parrot,

Pigeon,

Plover,

Powis,

Quail,

Snipe,

Spur-wing,

Trumpet bird, Wild duck.

In the case of these Colonies there is no specific prohibition of exportation of skins or parts of birds protected.

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