70 LORD LILFORD 



You may certainly rely on me as a subscriber. 1 

 I had the breast-bone of Sand Grouse and several 

 other birds for you, which my Greek servant 

 chose to sit upon and squash at Corfu. I am 

 very sorry indeed, and used all the Homeric 

 objurgations I was master of — alas ! too late. I 

 had the melancholy satisfaction of knowing that 

 some of the bones must have penetrated the flesh 

 of the ruffian. ... In Albania Vidtur cinereus 

 of Linnaeus is rare, in fact I only saw it once. 

 I say I saw it when I saw a great black vulture 

 about sixty yards off. The Griffon Vulture is 

 very common indeed in winter, and I think 

 breeds in the interior. The Egyptian Vulture 

 comes in early spring, is very common, breeds, 

 and disappears about the middle of September. 

 There is a bird which I fancy must be Lammer- 

 geyer, which is certainly smaller than any 

 specimen I have seen. Of eagles, Imperialis 

 and White-tailed are common and resident. 

 Naevia 2 very common ; Golden Eagle and 

 Short-toed Eagle very local and not common. 



1 This has reference to the foundation of the Ibis, the first 

 number of which appeared in the January following. 

 ■ Spotted Eagle. 



