288 Mr. G. Despott on ike [Ibis, 



1891. GiGLiOLi, Enrico Hillyer. ' Primo resoconto dei risultati dell' 



incliiesta ornithologica in Italia' (three-volnme?, Firenze). — In 

 this work the author takes Malta as forming geographically a part 

 of Italy, and includes many ornithological occurrences, giving 

 the names in various dialects as well as in Maltese. 



1892. Tagliaferro, N. "On Sula bansana in Malta/' pub. in the 

 'Mediterranean Naturalist.'^— By this note the author records 

 the occurrence of the Gannet in Malta. 



1893. Tagliaferro, N. " Falco punicus in Malta," 'Mediterranean 



Naturalist,' iii. p. 866. — The author records the nesting of this 

 species in Gozo, and the addition of a young male bird to tlie 

 collection of the University Museum. 

 1895. Blasius, R. "Ornis von Malta und Gozo und den umliegenden 

 Inseln, mit Beitriigen aus den ornithologischen Berichten der 

 Leuchtthurm-wachter von Dellimara und Giordan aus den .Tahren 

 1886-91," 'Ornis; Braunschweig, viii. pp. 139-211.— In this list, 

 which enumerates 288 species, some very interesting notes aie 

 given ; in some cases, however, the local name is somewhat 

 defective. 

 1899. jVEackay, Hugh. " Ornithological notes from Malta," ' Zoologist,' 

 (4) iii. pp. 2-'34-2o8. — In this paper, in wliich no order is observed, 

 several species of our birds are mentioned. In many cases, 

 however, the observation seems to have been done rather super- 

 ficially ; in fact, some of our very common species figure as birds 

 of rare occurrence, whilst others are included without sufficient 

 evidence. Other statements are undoubtedly mistaken owing to 

 wrong identification. 

 1905. GuLiA, Giovanni. " Uccelli Migratori,"' pub. in the 'Guida 

 Generale di Malta.' — This consists of a sort of a short calendar, 

 giving the species of birds which are met with in these islands 

 during each month. 

 1907. Leach, C. 'Catalogue of the Collection of Birds of Malta 

 belonging to the Museum of tlie University.' — The compiler of 

 this list, who was at the time Curator of the Museum, enumerates 

 224 species, giving with each the Latin, English, Italian, and 

 Maltese names. Some species, however, are included, whicli, 

 though existing in the Museum, bear neither date nor locality 

 and are very probably imported specimens. 

 1907. GiGLiOLT, Enrico H. 'Avifauna Italica ' (Firenze). — In this 

 work the author gives several notes of species which have 

 occurred in Malta. The Maltese name is also given with the 

 majority ; in several cases, however, this is not correct. 

 1909, Caruana Gatto, Alfredo. " Sulla straordinaria comparsa in 

 Malta della Loxia curvirostra, L.," pub. in the 'Archivum 

 Melitense.' — In this note the author records the occurrence of 

 the Crossbill in Malta during the summer of 1909. 



