234. Hou. T. L. Powys on Birds 



of the year. I saw several of this species iu Monteuegro in 

 August 1857. 



130. House Swallow. [Hirundo rustica.) 

 Very common in summer in Corfu and Epirus. 



131. Common Martin. [Hirundo urhica.) 

 Common in summer in Corfu and Epirus. 



132. Sand Martin. [Hirundo riparia.) 

 Not very common in Epirus in summer. 



133. Rock Swallow. [Hirundo rupestris.) 



Common, and resident iu Epirus, haunting the high and pre- 

 cipitous mountains of the interior in summer, and coming down 

 to the coast during the winter months. 



134. Common Swift. [Cypselus apus.) 



Common in Corfu in summer, but less so than the next 

 species. 



135. Alpine Swift. [Cypselus melba.) 



Arrives in May in great numbers in Corfu, and remains till 

 the end of September. Several pairs breed annually in the 

 citadel rock. 



136. Cuckoo. [Cuculus canorus.) 



Arrives in Corfu in small numbers in April, and remains a 

 few days ; occasionally seen on its return south in the early part 

 of September. I once saw a Cuckoo on the mainland in July. 



137. Black Woodpecker. [Picus martins.) 



I saw two specimens of this Woodpecker at Santa Maura, 

 which I was assured had been killed on the Black Mountain of 

 Cephalonia. I caught a glimpse of a bird, which I believe to 

 have been one of this species, in a wood near the mouth of the 

 river Drin, iu December 1857. 



138. White-rumped Woodpecker. [Picus leuconotus.) 



I killed two specimens of this bird in the woods about Bn- 

 trinto, in the winter. It is not uncommon, but very wary, and 

 difficult to shoot. Its note and general habits very much re- 

 semble those of Picus major. 



