638 NOTES FROM THE SOUTH. 
which pass northwards early in the middle of March and of 
those which travel later. In fine warm weather, when the 
gentle north-west wind of this district was blowing, the island 
was generally quite poor in birds, for the number of those 
that reside on it is remarkably small. 
Many species travel by day, for I saw birds come flying up 
from the sea, and a few hours later they had disappeared, 
while others remained for a day or two. Those that passed 
all kept the line along the coast—that is, almost due north. 
There were certain days upon which only one kind seemed 
to travel, others when several species appeared together, and 
all in large numbers. The 16th and 17th of April were 
among the very best of these days, and then the island was 
perfectly alive with the multitudes of birds that had arrived. 
In Dalmatia the line of migration runs from island to 
island, for while Lacroma was all astir with the coming and 
going visitors the mainland was almost devoid of them. 
These short notes, although they cannot claim to be re- 
garded as exhaustive, may possibly serve to awaken an interest 
in this the most southern country of the monarchy, which even 
in ornithological respects offers so much that is worthy of 
attention. 
