in Corfu, i^'c, ivith Notes by H. E. Stricklautl. 419 



of August, and seen all the winter in great numbers frequenting 

 the sea-shore : never seen in summer, and disappears the beginning 

 of April. 



Hirundo rustica (B.). The first of these birds arrive about the loth 

 of March, and about the 25th they are very numerous, remaining 

 till nest autumn. 



rufula. This very rare bird I first observed in considerable 



numbers flying over a small marsh near Patras on the 17th of 

 April 1836 ; I was unable to obtain a specimen at the time, and 

 did not meet with them again till the 14th of April 1842, when I 

 saw two of these birds in the island of Fano, one of which I shot. 

 Its companion immediately disappeared, and though I was several 

 daj'^s on the island, I never saw another. 



■ urbica (B.). "I Arrive about the first week of April: a few 



riparia (B.). / only remain to breed. 



rupestris. These birds are never obsers'ed during the sum- 

 mer, as they probably either go north or take up their abode in 

 the lofty mountains of Albania ; but as soon as the cold weather 

 sets in, they are seen skimming over the marshes in great numbers ; 

 a few stragglers may occasionally remain to breed, as I have seen 

 a pair as late as the 20tli of May. 



Cypselus alpinus (B.). Arrives about the 20th of April, some sea- 

 sons not till May : they remain till the autumn and breed on the 

 citadel rocks. 



murarius (B.). Arrive about the same time as the above and 



remain. 



Caprimulgus europceus (B.). Arrives about the 10th of April, but does 

 not remain. 



Columba pulumbus (B.). Occasionally seen in Corfu, and assembles 

 in large flocks in winter on the coast of Albania. 



anas (B.). Occasionally seen, not very common. 



livia (B.). Found in great numbers in the caves and rocks 



of the sea- shore in the different islands. 



turtur (B.). Arrive the loth of April in great numbers : a 



few remain to breed. 



Perdix saxatilis. Rare in Corfu, but very numerous in Santa Maura, 

 Ithaca, and some of the other islands. 



coturnix (B.). The first of these birds make their appearance 



about the 27th of March ; but the grand flight, which depends much 

 upon the wind (which requires to be from the southward), does not 

 arrive till the 10th or 15th of April, when they sometimes ajDpear 

 in such numbers, especially in the island of Fano, that instances 

 have not been wanting of fifty or sixty couple being killed by a 

 single gun in two or three hours. Many of them are so tired, that 

 being unable to reach the land they fall into the sea and are in- 

 stantly devoured by the gulls, L. argentatus, and the ravens, which 

 hover about on these occasions in great numbers. They return 

 again about the 15th of August, but many remain to breed, and a 

 few even remain all the winter. 

 Glareola torquata (B.). Arrive in great numbers the 15th of April, 



