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lakes and a large swamp nearly two miles long by a mile broad, 

 where I found Ducks, Teal, and Snipes breeding, though not in 

 great numbers. Woodcocks also are very abundant, as they are 

 little disturbed ; in fact scarcely anyone here shoots. I remained 

 in Flores rather more than a fortnight, during which time I 

 walked all round the island, keeping as near the coast as possi- 

 ble ; I also made several excursions to the lakes and swamp in 

 the mountains ; but, with the exception of the Purple Sandpiper 

 and the Wheatear, of which I shall have more to say presently, 

 I saw no birds I had not observed in the other islands I had 

 visited. 



The weather was still rough and uncertain; and as it was 

 scarcely safe to visit Corvo in a small boat, though but sixteen 

 miles from Sta. Cruz, I chartered a schooner of about thirty tons 

 for this purpose, and spent two days on the island. It is a 

 single volcano, containing a large crater with lakes, and rising 

 rapidly from the sea. It has precipitous cliflfs on all sides except 

 in one spot, where both the village and landing-place are si- 

 tuated. It is but seldom visited ; and after the other islands, 

 there is not much of special interest to the general traveller. I 

 returned again to Flores, and in a day or two afterwards 

 left in the same schooner for Fayal. Here I remained some 

 days, waiting for a favourable opportunity to ascend Pico ; but 

 though I made the attempt, the weather, unfortunately, would 

 not admit of it, and I finally left for Terceira, calling at St. 

 George's on my way, with some regret at not being able to ac- 

 complish this object. I spent a fortnight more here, and re- 

 turned by the next steamer to Lisbon, waiting three days at St. 

 MichaeFs on my way, just time enough to get my collection 

 together, and wish my friends good-bye. Thence sending most 

 of my things direct home, I made a short tour through Portu- 

 gal, and then returned to England. 



The following is a list of birds collected or observed during 

 my visit : those marked with a dagger (f) I believe to be 

 stragglers ; the rest are residents. 



tTiNNUNCULUS ALAUDARius, G. R. Gray. 



I obtained a single specimen of this species througli Mr. G. 



