observed in the Ionian Islands, ^'c. 351 



7 Teal, 2 Gadwalls, 2 Shovellers, 1 Pintail, 1 Pochard, 1 Tufted 

 Duckj 1 White-eyed Duck, 1 Quail, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 7 

 Woodcocks, 1 Hare. 



February 7th, on our island : 2 Bean Geese, 3 White-fronted 

 Greese, 1 Grey-lag Goose, 16 Wild Ducks, 3 Wigeons, 1 

 Spoonbill. 



February 8th, on the plains of the Acheloiis : 1 Grey-lag 

 Goose, 2 White-fronted Geese, 9 Wild Ducks, 6 Teal, 2 Shovel- 

 lers, 3 Woodcocks, 1 Hare. 



I do not mention this as anything extraordinary, as much 

 more has, I have no doubt, often been done in the same locali- 

 ties, but the above extracts will help to show the variety of sport 

 to be met with in these parts in severe winters ; and if any 

 reader of the ' Ibis' should be induced by these facts to try his 

 luck in Greek waters, and should enjoy himself half as much as 

 I did, I shall think that our sport has not been recorded in vain. 

 I consider, with Burns, " that some of the happiest hours that 

 e'er I spent were spent amongst the rushes ;" although the ad- 

 junct to this happiness mentioned by the poet was in our case 

 absent, unless my old retriever can be considered to have in 

 some degree supplied that defect. " 



221. White-fronted Goose. {Ansei- albifrons.) 

 Common in winter in Epirus and continental Greece. 



222. Polish Swan. {Cygnus immutabilis.) 



Not uncommon in Corfu and Epirus in severe winters. Se- 

 veral were shot in the island in January 1858. 



223. Hooper. {Cygnus musicus.) 



The same remarks apply to this as to the above. It is per- 

 haps the less common species of the two. 



224. Wild Duck. {Anas hoschas.) 



This species actually swarms in winter in some of the marshes 

 of Epirus and Albania. The best localities with which I am 

 acquainted for wild-duck-shooting are, Butrinto, Phanari, the 

 Luro river in the Gulf of Arta, Livitazza, and last, but by no 

 means least, the great marshes between Santa Quaranta and 

 Delviuo. As I have before mentioned, my friend and usual 



