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I have a specimen in my collection which was given to 

 me alive by my friend Mr. Jos. Zammit, who captured 

 it in the neighbourhood of Krendi in November 1912. 

 This specimen was in such a good condition of plumage 

 that it could not possibly have escaped from captivity, 

 and for this reason I had no hesitation in admitting it to 

 our list. It lived for nearly two years in my possession, 

 and it showed a marked seasonal change in its plumage. 

 The local name which has been suggested by the Hon. 

 Prof. Magro is practically, like the English, an equivalent 

 of the Latin. 



36. (116) Emberiza calandra calandra L. The Corn- 

 Bunting. 



Local name : Durrajsa. 



This was once one of our more common resident and 

 breeding species ; owing, however, to a continuous per- 

 secution, especially during the breeding-season, it has 

 shown a very marked decrease. Fresh arrivals from abroad 

 appear to take place during both seasons, and these in some 

 way serve to make up for the great destruction the poor 

 birds are subjected to. 



37. (119) Emberiza citrinella citrinella L. The Yellow 

 Bunting. 



Local name : Durrajsa safra. 



In Giglioli's ' Avifauna Italica,^ under this heading, the 

 Maltese name Karmec is given with a query, and it 

 appears that for this reason Blasius included the species in 

 his list. Arrigoni also reported the species as of doul)tful 

 occurrence in these islands. On the 6th of November, 

 1910, however, I was fortunate enough to capture a male 

 and a female, which now form part of my collection ; and 

 a few days later a fiiend of mine, Mr. Georgio Camilleri, 

 captured another male. On the 30th of October, 1912, 

 I captured another specimen in the neighbourhood of 

 Birzebbugia, from which locality were also taken the above- 

 mentioned ones. The local name given by Giglioli for 

 this species is also given to one or two more of our birds ; 



