22 4 MEDITERRANEAN NOTES 



(Cypselus -pallidus], T. came back about 6.15 p.m., with 

 Don M. Cabelle, after a fair day, for the time of 

 year, at the Albufera ; they brought back thirty-four 

 fowl, shovelers, garganeys, pintail, wigeon, teal, and 

 pochard, and a very fine adult common heron, alive, 

 wounded in the wing." 



MINORCA 



" March 26th. Being Sunday, and all of us wanting 

 rest, I decided on going into Port Mahon, and, running 

 up, anchored before the town about i p.m. ; not another 

 ship in the harbour, except a steamer under repair. 

 Noticed a great number of shearwaters, some shags 

 (Phalacrocorax graculus\ an osprey, many gulls, and 

 another bird of prey (I think a common buzzard) about 

 the entrance of the harbour. It is remarkable that all 

 the gulls here appear to be the Mediterranean herring 

 gull (Larus leucoph<eus}. I do not see either black- 

 backed or laughing gull." 



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PORT MAHON 



" March $oth. Saw several common kites. We found 

 a heavyish sea outside, but very light breeze from south- 

 west ; steamed along, rolling gaily. More shearwaters than 

 I ever saw before together. Saw a puffin (Fratercula 

 arcticd] alone some miles out from Port Mahon. Most 

 lovely sunset and fine moonlight night." 



