2o 4 BIRD-HUNTING 



birds ; but I was only there a few days and made 

 no long excursion into the island, which would no 

 doubt repay a more careful search. But the weather 

 was very bad, with heavy rain and cold winds nearly 

 every day ; and I found it necessary to take things 

 easy and take care of myself so as to be able to start 

 work in earnest in Albania. 



In spite, therefore, of the beautiful scenery, of 

 which I had been able to see very little, I was very 

 glad to leave Corfu, and to return to the hospitable 

 roof of the Consulate at Durazzo 



