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in the preserves, and roe deer in all the large woods. 

 Hares are pretty numerous, rabbits less so. The grey 

 partridge is common in the plains, and in the hills Caccabis 

 saxatilis is found ; this last appears to be the only species 

 of its genus in this part of Italy ; the Barbary partridge 

 is sent to the market from Sardinia. Wild boars are 

 very abundant, and foxes, martens and porcupine more 

 or less common in the country. 



" I shot two good specimens of the Adriatic black- 

 headed gull (Larus melanocephalus), one common gull (L. 

 canus] immature, and one brown-headed gull (L. ridi- 

 bundus} * from deck of yacht in the harbour." 



Other Birds seen about Naples 



" Acdpiter nisus, Fringilla carduelis, F. serinus, F. Moris, Passer 

 Italia, Motacilla alba, M. boarula, Phyllopneuste rufa, Erithacus 

 rubecula, Sylvia melanocephala, S. atricapilla, Troglodytes europtzus, 

 Anas crecca, A. boscas, Fulica atra, Podiceps minor" 



Birds seen in the Market at Naples 



" Garrulus glandarius, Fringilla Calebs, F. Moris, F. serinus, F, 

 carduelis, Alauda arvensis, Columba torquata, Saxicola rubicola, Perdioa, 

 cinerea, Caccabis saxatilis, C. petrosa, Crex porzana, Scolopax rusticola, 

 S. gallinago, S. gallinula, Machetes pugnax, Limosa melanura, Vanellus 

 cristatus, Charadrius pluvialis, Anas boscas, A. strepera, A. clypeata, 

 A, crecca, Mareca penelope, Fuligula ferina, Mergus albellus" 



* The Brown-headed Gull {Larus ridibundus), sometimes called the 

 Black-headed Gull though its hood is chocolate-coloured belongs to 

 the group of hooded gulls, which include the Adriatic Gull (Z. melano- 

 cephalus}. The gulls which annually visit London belong to this 

 species ; they nest on inland pieces of fresh water. 



