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I thought they might be of use, and when I could guarantee 

 their correctness. There is a strong similarity between many of 

 the local terms employed on the east coast and in the Balearic 

 Islands, and those of Sardinia and Sicily. 



The Lists I possess are the following : — 



Catalogo metodico de las Aves observadas en una gran parte 

 de la provincia de Murcia, por Don Angel Guirao, &c. &c. 

 Madrid 1859, wvth the author's manuscript additions in my 

 copy to 18G7. One of the very best lists, containing valuable, 

 but alas ! too scanty information. 



Catalogo de las Aves de la Albufera (de Valencia), por Don 

 Ignacio Vidal, &c. &c. Published in the Memorias de la Real 

 Academia de Ciencias, torn. iv. Madrid 1856. Correct as to 

 species, but terribly poor in details. The Museum at Valencia 

 contains decidedly the best local collection in Spain. 



Catalogo de las Aves observadas in las Islas Baleares, por Don 

 F. Barcelo y Combis &c. &c. This useful list for local names 

 has been compiled by a highly intelligent Professor, who has 

 had the advantage of the acquaintance of Herr A. von Homeyer. 

 He is, however, no longer Professor of Natural History; and at 

 the present moment there are not above a dozen decent speci- 

 mens of birds in the Palma Museum, which ten years ago pos- 

 sessed a good collection. 



Catalogo de las Aves observadas en algunas provincias de 

 Andalucia, por Don Antonio Machado. Sevilla, 1854. A pro- 

 visional list, to which the author promised a supplement, in 

 which the Waders especially were to be treated. This promise 

 was never fulfilled ; and the attractions of politics having proved 

 superior to those of science, the author has his reward in being 

 now Governor of Seville. 



Catalogo de las Aves observadas en Andalucia, por Don Victor 

 Lopez-Seoane y Fardo Montenegro, 1860. This list principally 

 treats of the ornithology of Granada, and contains more details 

 than any other ; but some palpable errors disfigure its pages, and 

 destroy confidence in several species therein enumerated. The 

 author, who appears to have been acquainted with one or both 

 of the Brehms, is referred to as Seoane, his full title being 

 somewhat lengthy. 



