490 Mr. G. Despott on the [Ibis, 



shot in Marsascirocco in July 1909, the other at the Salina 

 in June 1916. There is a specimen in the University 

 Museum ; this, however, bears no date or locality. I know 

 also o£ several other specimens mounted by Mr. Micallef ; 

 these, however, were all imported Inrds which had died in 

 captivity. In the fifch appendix to his list of Maltese birds, 

 Wright records the capture of a specimen of P. erythraeus 

 {^= P. minor) at Marsascala by Cupt. Azzopardi on the 

 27th or 28th of March, 1869, during a strong north-westerly 

 gale. 



213. (219) Cygnus cygims (L.). The Whooper-Swau. 



Local name : (yinju. 



Schembri in a note at the end of his catalogue says that 

 he has never seen the Swan in Malta, but that he heard 

 from several persons that birds which are known by the 

 local name of Cin or Zin make their appearance every now 

 and then. Wright mentions the specimen in the University 

 Museum, which was shot on the 27tli of January, 1847, 

 saying that it is the only one examined by him, though it 

 had long been -known that small flocks of Swans have been 

 observed flying along the coast of these islands in stormy 

 weather. I have not seen a specimen in the flesh myself, 

 but 1 have been assured by Mr. Micallef that he mounted an 

 example about eighteen years ago. In the fifth appendix 

 to Wright's list of Maltese birds it is stated that the Cygnus 

 alluded to in 'The Ibis' of 1864 was doubtless a young of 

 C. olor. The local names Czhma, Zinna, Cin, and Zin have 

 fallen into disuse, the one given above being that which is 

 used by all the Maltese. 



214. (218) Cygnus olor (Gm.). The Mute Swan. 



Local name : Cinja mutu. 



Wright reports the species in the third appendix to his 

 list, saying that a flock was observed by him in Sliema Creek, 

 on the 23rd of December, 1865, and another was killed at 

 the Salina on the 21st of the same month. The local name 

 Czmna bajda, given by Giglioli and Blasius, is no longer 



