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Lieutenant * ^ ^ came home once bringing with him 

 seven of the latter that he had shot/^ Stetter mentions that 

 eleven were killed in one day at Hermannstadt ; and Herr 

 Otto^ tliat fifteen appeared on the Szaraos in June 1864, and 

 remained till the end of the month (Zoological Communi- 

 cations &c. a.). 



269. Graculus carbo (L.). Szerecsen G'ddeny (Negro Pe- 

 lican) ; Hal Farkds (Fish- Wolf j. 



Rare, but is sometimes found on the larger rivers in winter. 

 Herr Buda Adam killed one near Russ, on the Strell, in 

 August ; and a young bird was shot near Hatzeg. The spe- 

 cimen in the Klausenburg Museum is from Felvincz. On 

 24th June, 1867, Herr Otto shot an adult female at Felvincz ; 

 and again, on 24th July of the same year, seven were seen 

 near Klausenburg, and two of them were shot/^ 



270. Graculus pygm^us (Pall.). 



Not very rare. It generally appears in large flocks, and 

 has been met with on the Alt and Strell. On the latter two 

 young birds were killed in December at Brettye. 



271. Graculus cristatus (Faber). 



Herr Buda Adam says that it has occurred, but is very 

 rare. 



272. SuLA bassana (L.). 



Bieltz mentions that this bird Avas once observed during 

 winter by Herr Stetter. 



273. Sterna fluviatilis (Naum.). Haldsz (The Fisher). 

 Not uncommon on the larger lakes and rivers. It is said 



to breed in the country. 



274. Sterna anglica (Mont.). 



Herr Buda Adam is our authority for the occurrence of 

 this bird. 



275. Sterna minuta, L. Kis Haldsz. 



Rare. According to Bieltz it arrives in May, breeds in the 

 country, and leaves in August. In the Strell valley it is very 

 uncommon. A specimen was shot at Zcykfalva in June. 



