68 Rev. H. B. Tristram on the 



for sale, — the flesh, all musk-flavoured as it is, being devoured 

 by the omnivorous Chinaman. They go by the name of the 

 Hai-nan-gong, or "booby of Hai-nan." 



151. Larus can us, Linn. 



152. Labus fuscus, Linn. 



These two, and three other species not identified, are all 

 winter visitants, and are most abundant in the harbour during 

 windy or stormy weather. 



153. Gavia kittlitzii, Bruch. {L. melanorhynchus, Temm. ?) 

 Very common during winter. 



154. Sterna caspia. Pall. 

 A winter visitant. 



155. Sterna cristata, Steph. 



Nestles on some neighbouring rocky islands and in great 

 numbers at Kelung (N. Formosa). 



156. Sterna minuta, Linn. 



Rare here; breeds in great numbers on the rock-bound coast 

 of southern Formosa. 



157. Hydrochelidon javanica (Horsf.). 

 Rare. 



158. Pelecanus crispus, Bruch. {P.philvppensis, Gmel.) 

 A few frequent the mouth of the river every winter. 



159. Phalacrocorax carbo (Linn.). 



Common in winter, assembles in flocks in spring, which leave 

 us to pass the summer months elsewhere. 



VIL — On the Ornithology of Northern Africa. By the Rev. 



H. B. Tristram, M.A., F.L.S. (Part IIL The Sahara, 



continued.) 



[Continued from vol. i. p. 435.] 



99. CoLUMBA LiviA. (Rock Dove.) "Goomri," Arab. 



Common in all the rocky gorges, wherever there is a little 

 vegetation, and often met with in the cultivated patches about 

 the oases. 



