. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. [Bull. 1979: 99(1)] 40 To me it seems most probable that the Pintails were brought the 2,000 km to the Seychelles from East Africa or Abyssinia by the northwest monsoon. There are no islands between the African mainland and the Seychelles except the Amirant Islands about 800 km southwest of the Seychelles. J wish to thank Dr. C. J. Feare for his information on ducks in the Seychelles and his advice about publishing this record. References: Penny, M. 1974. The Birds of the Seychelles and the Outlying Islands. Collins: London. Scott, P. 1972
. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. [Bull. 1979: 99(1)] 40 To me it seems most probable that the Pintails were brought the 2,000 km to the Seychelles from East Africa or Abyssinia by the northwest monsoon. There are no islands between the African mainland and the Seychelles except the Amirant Islands about 800 km southwest of the Seychelles. J wish to thank Dr. C. J. Feare for his information on ducks in the Seychelles and his advice about publishing this record. References: Penny, M. 1974. The Birds of the Seychelles and the Outlying Islands. Collins: London. Scott, P. 1972. A Coloured Key to the Wildfowl of the World. W. Royle: London. Williams, J. G. 1963. A Field Guide to the Birds of East and Central Africa. Collins: London. 12 October 1978 N. T. Ebenhard Address: Framgangen 16, S-831 OO Ostersund, Sweden. ©. Eggs from the Collections of E. L. Lay: In relation to Brooke's paper (1978, Bull. Brit. Orn. CI. 98: 75-80) on nine- teenth century seabird eggs in the South African Museum, it may be of interest to note that Layard appears to have been in the habit of conducting extensive exchanges of eggs with other collectors, and many of his are now in the British Museum (Natural History), and probably in other museums as well. In the process of recataloguing the BM(NH) collection, I have found a considerable number of Layard eggs from Ceylon, South Africa, Mauritius, Fiji, New Hebrides, New Caledonia and Tonga. Of these, approximately 106 clutches were received directly by this Museum from Layard—a collec- tion from 'South Africa and the Southern Islands' which was received and registered in 1869. Other clutches of his have been received through the collections of Salvin, Tristram, Crowley, Henry Buckley, Rothschild, Gould and James Davidson. It is not at present possible to say how many eggs of Layard's are in this Museum's collection, as the work of recataloguing will take some years to complete. 16 November 1978 Michael Walters Address: Briti
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