obserfed in the Ionian Islands, ^c. 9 



and Bosnia, in which last province it is trained for taking- 

 hares. The Goshawk seems to be an object of special aversion 

 to rooks, magpies, jays, &c., who will allow a bnzzard, harrier, 

 or falcon to remain nn molested in their haunts, but imme- 

 diately pursue this species with loud cries, and every appearance 

 of excessive hatred and deiiance. 



21. Sparrow Hawk. [Accipiter nisus.) 



Veiy abundant in winter in Epirus, Acarnania, and Corfu. A 

 few remain to breed. 



22. Kite. [Milvus regalis.) 



Not common in Epirus. I did not see a single specimen 

 during the first winter that I passed among Greek Seas. I no- 

 ticed a pair several times about Butrinto during the very severe 

 frosts of December 1857 and January 1858, and found the 

 species rather abundant in Acarnania in the last-named and fol- 

 lowing months. Among the fine oak forests in the neighbour- 

 hood of Tragamesti, a pair or two were generally to be seen, 

 soaring in circles at a great elevation, and occasionally swooping 

 down near the tree tops. The bird-stufier at Corfu did not 

 recognize this species by its Italian, Greek, or English names, 

 and told me that he had never seen or heard of any hawk with a 

 forked tail. The Greek shepherds in Acarnania, when we pointed 

 out this species to them, said they had never before noticed it. 

 From these circumstances I think we may infer that this species 

 is a rare and only occasional visitor to these parts, though it is 

 very common and a constant resident in Sicily and Calabria. 



23. Marsh Harrier. {Circus aruginosus.) 



Perhaps the most abundant of the Raptores in these parts. 

 It seemed to be less common during the last winter than in the 

 first which I spent in these counti'ies ; but from two to a dozen 

 were almost always to be seen in every marsh in Epirus, 

 Acarnania, Albania, and Corfu. Very few remain to breed in 

 these parts, the main body making its appearance in the begin- 

 ning of November and disappearing in March. I once counted 

 twenty-six of these birds on the wing together near Butrinto. 



24. Hen Harrier. [Circus cyaneus.) 

 Common, and breeds in Corfu and Epirus. 



