426 Mr. H. M. Drummond: Listof Birds of the Island of Crete. 



Fringilla chloris (B.). 



cannabina (B.)- In i. j • ^r • i j 



montium (B.). > Common : breed m the island. 



— carduelis (B.). 



Upupa epops (B.). Two or three only seen, the end of April and be- 

 ginning of May. 



Merops apiaster (B.). Very common : most likely breeds on the 

 island, as flocks were seen as late as 17th June. 



Uirundo rustica (B.). Common : breeds. 



urbica (B.). Not so numerous as the last : breeds on the 



mountains. 



riparia (B.). Common in the beginning of May, but none 



seen latterly. 



rupestris. Seen only on the mountains, and probably does 



not descend till winter, as it is very numerous at that time both 

 in Corfu and Cephalonia, where it may be seen skimming over the 

 marshes. 



Cypselus alpinus (B.). Common : breeds. 



^___ — murarius (B.). Very numerous : breeds. 



Caprimulgus europaus (B.). A few only seen beginning of May. 



Columba palumbus (B.). Breeds on Mount Ida, where they are 

 pretty numerous. 



livia (B.). Very common : breeds both in caves on the sea- 

 shore as well as on the highest mountains, where they were found 

 in great numbers. 



turtur (B.). Very numerous the end of April and beginning 



of May during the passage, only a very few remaining to breed. 

 Perdix saxatilis. Very numerous : a covey of young birds was found 



as early as 29th May. 

 ^— coturnix (B.). Not so numerous here as in some of the other 



islands : a few remain to breed. 

 Glareola torquata (B.). Only two or three were seen, one as late as 



12th June. 

 (Edicnemus crepitans (B.). Common : breeds. 

 Charadrius minor (B.). In great numbers in April ; none seen after 



15th May. 

 Ardea cinerea (B.). Common : breeds. 

 ■ purpurea (B.). Very common in the spring ; none seen after 



the middle of May. 

 garzetta (B.). Very common in the spring; one seen as late 



as 10th June in company with a spoonbill. 



raUoides(B.). Very common; none seen after the middle of May. 



minuta (B.). Very common ; none seen after the middle of May. 



Nycticorax ardeola (B.). Two or three only, beginning of May. 



probably remaining the whole of the year, is not found in Corfu during the 

 summer months ; and as far as I can ascertain, in none of the Ionian Islands 

 during that season. It is there a bird of regular passage, arriving, along 

 with the robin red-breast, in considerable numbers about the first week of 

 October, and not taking its departure till the end of February or beginning 

 of March. 



