108 List of Birds found in the vicinity of Tunis and Biserta. 



Ardea^ minuta. Very common in the deep marshes. 



Nycticorax'^ ardeola. Common at the fisheries at Biserta, and 

 generally seen sitting on the reed-fences of which the weirs are 

 composed. 



Phoenicopterus antiquorum. Very common on the lake of Tunis, 

 which they seem to monopolize ; a few also were seen at Biserta ; 

 they are excessively shy and difficult of approach ; they do not breed 

 here, but probably go over to Cagliari in Sardinia, as they leave 

 about the beginning of June, at which season they are occasionally 

 met with in Malta, and return in September. I was informed by Sir 

 Thomas Reade that a smaller species inhabits the lake, and though I 

 certainly saw some of a smaller size, yet being unable to procure one, 

 I could not ascertain whether these may be the young or a distinct 

 species. 



Recurvirostra Avocetta. One seen on the salt lake at Biserta, which 



I fortunately procured : these birds I consider to be very rare, for 



though I have been several years in the Mediterranean, this and 



another shot at Corfu in April 1841 are the only two of the species 



I ever obtained. 



Ibisfalcinellus. 1 a r *. td- *. 



7.7- -^ . , > A few seen at Biserta. 



Numemus arquatus. J 



Totanus fuscus. Common at Biserta : these birds were in the 



summer plumage, and differed widely from those shot in winter at 



Corfu ; the legs of the present ones were black, with a very slight 



tinge of orange about the knees. 



T. ochropus. 1 » /• 4. tj- ,. 



rp J ^j ? A few seen at Biserta. 



T. hypoleucos. Common. 



T. glottis. A few seen at Biserta. 



Scolopax rusticola.'y^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^j^ season, but are numerous 



S Galhmgo. S ^^^^^ gj^^^^^ -^ ^j^^^^^ 



S. Galhnula. J 



Rallus aquaticus. Only one seen. 



GallinulaPorzana. "] 



G. pusilla. > Only one or two seen in the marshes at Biserta. 



G. chloropus, J 



Fulica atra. Very numerous on the salt lake : breed in the 

 marshes. 



Podiceps cristatus. "| 



P. cornutus. > Several seen on the salt lake, 



P. avritus. J 



Sterna Hirundor\ 



S. nigra. V'^ery common about Biserta. 



iS. minuta. J 



S. leucoptera. A few seen on the river between the lakes. 



Larus argentatus. Common : breed. 



L. melanocephalus. Large flocks of these birds were seen in the 

 Bay of Tunis 21st of April ; none afterwards. 



Puffinus cinereus. Very numerous all along the coast : breed. 

 * See note, preceding page. 



