lyo MEDITERRANEAN NOTES 



common swallows, a house martin, a wheatear (^Saxkola 

 cenanthe\ two wood warblers {Phyllopneuste sibilatrix), a 

 garden warbler, a redstart (i?. phcenicurus), and several 

 doves (JFurtur auritus) on board and about us. Many 

 shearwaters about." 



CAGLIARf 



^^ May i<)th. Fine morning with a south-west breeze. 

 We went away to the Stagno de la Scaffa in the cutter, 

 but could not get her about much, owing to want of 

 water. Landed on the island. Found a very old friend, 

 Antonio Fanni, whom I knew here in 1862, and engaged 

 him and his boat for to-morrow. 



" A nightjar (^Caprimulgus europ^us) flew close past 

 the yacht from the sea, and lit amongst the stones under 

 the sea wall. We saw marsh harriers in abundance, 

 kestrel, hoopoe, rose-backed shrike, many warblers (Sylvia 

 melanocephala, S. cimrea, S. curruca), calandra and short- 

 toed larks in great abundance. There were many quails, 

 but it was almost impossible to flush them in the thick 

 scrub on the island. We also saw common wild duck, 

 thick-knee, turtle-dove, a few small waders, Larus 

 leucophaus. Sandwich tern {Sterna cantiaca) and S. leuco- 

 paria, and coots. Only shot i rabbit, 2 coots, 2 quails, 

 2 short-toed larks, i common bunting, and i young shag." 



" May loth. Fine inorning, strong wind. We went 

 away to La Scaffii, took the boats, and went right away 

 to the far end of the Stagno. 



