THE IBIS. 



No. V. JANUARY 1860. 



I. — Notes on Birds observed in the Ionian Islands, and the Pro- 

 vinces of Albania j)roper, Epirus, Acarnania, and Montenegro. 

 By the Hon. Thomas L. Powys, F.Z.S. 



The following notes were taken between the beginning of Ja- 

 nuary 1857 and the end of July 1858, They are almost entirely 

 the results of my own observation ; and in the few instances in 

 which this is not the case, the information was given me by 

 persons on whose accuracy I could depend. My observations 

 were chiefly made during shooting expeditions in the winter, as 

 I had not become sufficiently inured to the summer heats in 



1857 to explore the marshes of the mainland, or the olive-groves 

 and Arbutus-coverts of Corfu ; and during the same season of 



1858 I was prevented from so doing by indisposition. These 

 causes necessarily render my list of summer migrants very imper- 

 fect I may also mention that I had no work on ornithology to 

 refer to, except Temminck's ' Manuel,^ and only one friend and 

 companion who was at all interested in the subject of birds and 

 their habits. I therefore claim the indulgence of the readers of 

 ' The Ibis ' for the many imperfections which they will doubtless 

 discover in the following notes, and, " unaccustomed as I am to 

 public writing," for deficiencies and rawness of style. 



1. Griffon Vulture. {Gijps fulvus.) 



This Vulture is very abundant in Epirus, and indeed in all 

 parts of the mainland which I have visited during the winter 

 months. At Butrinto, a favourite shooting resort from Corfu, 

 I have observed great numbers, particularly during the rainy 



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