64; Mr Jameson on the Natural History and Statistics 



long lines thickly set with hooks, made fast to hoops with bells 

 attached, floated by calabashes, for the purpose of informing the 

 fishermen of the situation of their nets. The species frequenting 

 the shores, are taken by different kinds of drag-nets. During 

 winter the genera Smaris, Sargus, Pagrus, and Pagellus appear 

 to abound ; and in spring the genera Dentex, Zeus, &c. are of 

 common occurrence. Fish-flesh varies in quality at different pe- 

 riods of the year ; some kinds at particular periods become so 

 bad as almost to be considered poisonous, and therefore are re- 

 jected by fishermen. The genera and species most frequently 

 met with in the market are Percis, Smaris vulgaris, Sargus, 

 Pagrus vulgaris, Pagellus, Crysophris aurata, Boops, Oblada, 

 Serranus scriba and cabrilla, Trigla lyra and hirundo, Mullus 

 surmuletus and barbatus, Scorpena, Cottus, Trachinus, Zeus 

 faber, Caranx, Cybium, Dentex, Crenilabrus lupina, Labrus 

 trimaculatus, Torpedo, Ophisurus, Pleuronectes, Scyllium, Try- 

 gon, Mugil auratus, Hemiramphus, Syngnathus. 



Reptiles. Animals belonging to the class Reptilia, although 

 not very abundant, yet still representatives of the following ge- 

 nera were observed : Testudo graeca, Emys europoea, Chelonia 

 caretta, Lacerta agilis, ocellata, viridis, Ascalabotes, Oligodon 

 natrix, Viperium, Coluber berus, Vipera ammodytes, Rana es- 

 culenta,Hyla arborea, Bufo communis. Every stream and marsh 

 in spring teems with frogs which make a noise rather grating to 

 the ear ; a species (in Corfu) of a large size produces a peculiar 

 sound, somewhat similar to the name given by Aristophanes to 

 the frogs of the river Acheron in Epirus, /S^xsxsxoag. Indeed 

 both the ancient and modern Greeks seem to have derived the 

 names of many animals from their cries ; at present, in the island, 

 birds are called from the sounds which they emit. 



Our attention must next be directed to a class of animals 

 highly interesting in themselves, and important from the part 

 they perform in the economy of nature. 



Birds. In Cerigo stationary birds are few in number, but 

 hosts appear, remaining a longer or shorter period, in spring, 

 on their passage north to spend the summer in more temperate 

 climes, and in autumn on their return. Much has been written 

 on the migrations of the feathered tribes, although even still 

 our data are few and incomplete, or just enough to lull many 



