NOTES FROM THE SOUTH. 621 



very clumsily and were instructed in the tearing of the carrion 

 by blows from the beaks of their parents. On one occasion, 

 when 1 had placed an Eagle-Owl upon a ruinous old Turkish 

 " kula " near which I had also exposed a carcass, several 

 Ravens came and for some minutes swooped down close to 

 the Owl with loud croaks, but afterwards pitched on the ground 

 and did not disturb themselves any further during their meal. 

 For more than fourteen days I did not see a single Raven on 

 Lacroma, but at last, after great quantities of kitchen scraps 

 had been thrown into the sea near the castle, and some bones 

 were lying about on the rocks, two of these birds appeared on 

 the same day, and afterwards made repeated daily visits to 

 the place. 



CORVUS CORONE. Hooded Crow. 



CORVUS FRUGILEGUS. Rook. 



On stormy days during the middle of March large flocks 

 of both these birds were seen passing over the island of 

 Lacroma from south to north. 



CORVUS CORNIX. Carrion-Crow. 



Observed in April round Mostar and in Northern Dalmatia, 

 but nowhere in large numbers. 



MONEDULA TURRIUM. Jackdaw. 



Only seen in the neighbourhood of Mostar, where it was 

 nesting in the cliffs and circling round the minarets of the 

 mosques. 



PICA CAUDATA. Magpie. 



Only observed on the plains between Metkovic and Mostar. 



GARRULUS GLANDARIUS. Jay. 



Often seen in the low oak-woods of the Herzegovina in 

 March and April. 



