NOTES FROM THE SOUTH. 635 



FULICA ATRA. Coot. 



On April 22nd I saw a good many at the Lago di 

 Vrana. 



CYGNUS OLOR. Mute Swan. 



Some of these Swans nest every year in a large swamp 

 above Melkovic. On the Lago di Vrana, Swans only appear 

 in winter ; but whether they are the present species or the 

 Whooper ((7. musicus) I was not able to discover. 



ANAS BOSCHAS. Mallard. 



I saw a few pairs on the Lago di Vrana on April 22nd. 



ANAS QUERQUEDULA. Garganey Teal. 

 ANAS CRECCA. Common Teal. 



Both species were seen in large flocks on the Lago di 

 Vrana, and also on the sea near Lacroma, at the end of March 

 and the beginning of April. 



On April 23rd I saw in a lagoon at Nona, in the north of 

 Dalmatia, some larger ducks. They were a long way off, but 

 I fancy they must have been Pochards (Ay thy a ferina). 

 At the end of March I often saw from Lacroma tolerably 

 large flocks of ducks alternately flying and swimming, and 

 these I took to be Buddy Sheld-Ducks (Casarca rutila). 



SYLOCHELIDON CASPIA. Caspian Tern. 

 On March 18th I saw a good many in the Bocche di 

 Cattaro. 



STERNA HIRUNDO. Common Tern. 



STERNULA MINUTA. Little Tern. 



Both birds were often seen on the Dalmatian waters, and 



