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Philip Gosse—Birds of the Balearic Islands



Columha livia .—We saw a flock of seven Rock Doves flying over

the high cliffs at La Mola, Formentera. Probably these belonged to

the typical race and not to the North African form (C. 1. schimperi).



In the foregoing short list I have been careful only to name

birds of which I obtained specimens, or of whose identity I felt fairly

satisfied. Amongst those that were seen but not identified were :—


A Vulture, seen at Alcudia, Mallorca.


Several Harriers, which quartered the marsh in the same place.

Their backs were a ruddy brown colour, tips of wings black, wing

coverts light brown ; while the undersurface of the birds appeared to

be white.



