Corfu and its vicinity. 295 



Notes by Mr. Strickland, on the Birds of Corfu, a paper origi- 

 nally read before the Zoological Section at Cork. In that paper, 

 which contains the result of the labours of a gentleman at once 

 an able naturalist and an active sportsman, continued for a con- 

 siderable time, the following summary is given :— 



Species 



Common to Ionian Islands and Britain 157 



Doubtful if same as British species 3 



European, but not British 30 



Peculiar to Ionian Islands , 1 



Total number of birds of the Ionian Islands... 200 



From Capt. Drummond I have lately received a memorandum 

 containing some important additions and a few corrections of his 

 list. The additions are — 



1. Turdus pilaris. British. 



2. T. iliacus. Ditto. 



3. Motacilla cinereo-capilla 1 of B rte > s < Fauna Italica/ 



4. M. melano-cephala J r 



These birds were confounded with Motacilla flava in the Corfu list : 

 the first is stated to be common in Italy, and the second to be found 

 in Dalmatia, in Egypt and on the Caucasus, but to be rare in Italy. 



5. Ember iza cia. 



6. Picus leuconotus, confounded with P. major. 



7. Numenius tenuirostris. Temminck gives Egypt as the country 

 of this bird, but states it to be sometimes common on its passage in 

 the southern parts of Italy, to be found near Rome, Venice and Pisa, 

 and he adds that it is said to visit also Dalmatia and Greece. This 

 latter statement is therefore now confirmed by Capt. Drummond. 



8. Ardea egrettoides. This connects it with the Sicilian and 

 Turkish localities recorded by Temminck. 



9. Corvus collaris (Drummond). A new species distinguished 

 from the common jackdaw by having a large crescented patch of 

 pure white on each side of the neck. The ringed jackdaw was 

 found by Capt. Drummond at Sajdi in Albania, and he expects that 

 it will be found in Corfu. 



The corrections are — Alauda brachydactyla instead of A. isabellina ; 

 Sylvia leucopogon instead of S. conspicillata ; and the summary there- 

 fore will be, as stated by Capt. Drummond, — 



Species 



Common to Ionian Islands and Great Britain 159 



Doubtful if same as British species 2 



First stated as doubtful ; but as two species are said to have been "| 

 confounded with it, I presume that the British species is sup- V 1 



posed also to exist, viz. Motacilla flava , J 



European, but not British 45 



Peculiar to Ionian Islands 



New species established by Capt. Drummond, and as yet only \ . 

 found in Albania J 



Total number 209 



The additions I have now to record on my own part are of a more 



