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some very fragrant little fishes as ground-bait, and let 

 down a strong line and hook baited with a small sea 

 perch. It was very amusing but not successful. 



" The San Stefano shepherds brought off two very 

 young rock doves. Tracey shot another very fine 

 Audouin from on deck. Saw Sterna cantiaca, Buteo 

 vulgaris, Fringilla carduelis, and heard Emberiza cirlus." 



" Birds, new to list, shot on San Stefano : Melizophilus undatus, 

 M. sarJus, Muscicapa lucfuosa. T. shot another Audouin from deck." 



'•'•May %th. Tracey shot another beautiful Audouin, ?, 

 from deck." 



'■'•May nth. Very fine and warm; light air from 

 north-east. We went away with steam launch for the 

 Barretini islands, exploring several small islets on our 

 way, without great result. 



" Boys brought me a nest with four young blue 

 rock-thrushes. We found a good many rock doves, 

 and took eight of their eggs from a small islet off 

 the west side ot Maddalena, where common swifts 

 were also breeding, but the only nest of this last 

 species found was empty. On another islet we found 

 several gulls' nests, with young, and eggs ready to hatch. 

 Peck brought off an egg, remarbably small for L. 

 leucop/ueus, but, as we did not see a single Audouin all 

 day, I feel very doubtful about it. On the nearest 

 Barretini island, which is high, were a great many 

 herring gulls, some rock doves, and a raven, but the 



