of the Delta of the Rhone, 475 



the Camargue. These authors state (p. 287) that this species 

 occurs on passage in Provence in April and September, and 

 that it is common in summer in the H^rault, Var, and Basses- 

 Alpes. To these Departments should be added the Bouches- 

 du-Rhone. 



Oriolus galbula. 



A solitary female Golden Oriole was observed among the 

 trees in the north-east of the Camargue on the 20th of 

 September. We saw only a single male in May 1894. 

 Jaubert and Barthelemy-Lapommeraye say that the Oriole is 

 a common bird in Provence at the periods of migration, and 

 that it breeds in nearly all the southern Departments. 



Lanius pomeranus. 



The Woodchat was the only Shrike seen during this 

 autumnal visit. It was not uncommon, and was usually 

 engaged in the pursuit of a Mantis and a large species of 

 green grasshopper, which were both very abundant at the 

 end of September. 



Jaubert and Barthelemy-Lapommeraye state (p. 175) that 

 Lanius meridionaUs is a resident, and remains during great 

 cold, and that it is principally to be found in the Crau and 

 the Camargue. We did not observe the Southern Grey 

 Shrike on either of our visits, and during the autumn of 

 1896 we did not see a "Grey" Shrike of any species: not 

 even Lanius minor, which was so excessively common in May 

 and June 1894. 



*jMuscicapa atricapilla. 



The Pied Flycatcher is a bird of passage only in the 

 Bouches-du-Bhone, and was one of the commonest passerine 

 migrants that came under notice in September 1896. It 

 was observed in large numbers among trees and bushes, 

 including the tamarisks of the desert-region bordering the 

 Mediterranean. It is worthy of note that all the very 

 numerous examples seen were, without exception, in the 

 plumage of the female. Doubtless many adult males were 

 among them, but all had assumed their winter plumage prior 

 to mid- September. 



