On the Ornithology of Corsica. 63 



plentiful, but was by uo means common near Beira. I 

 have also observed it in marshy ground near Legogot, East 

 Transvaal. From G. media it can always be distinguished 

 on the wing, not only by its darker appearance, but by its 

 much quicker flight. G. nigripennis does not always call on 

 being flushed. It occasionally strikes the telegraph wires, 

 and I had a bird brought to me by a native near Beira on 

 Jan. 28, 1907, that had broken its wing by contact with 

 the wire.] 



754. Larus dominicanus. 



CC. Port Nolloth, Sept. (1 juv.). 



745. Larus hartlaubi. 

 CC. Port Nolloth, Sept. (1). 



II. — Azotes on the OryiithoJogy of Corsica. — Part ITI. 

 By the Rev. Francis C. R. Jourdain, M.A., M.B.O.U. 



[Continued from Vol. v. p. 458.] 



90. Prunella collaris (Scop.). Alpine Accentor. 



Prunella collaris tschusii Schiebel, Orn. Jahrb. x\i. p. 102 

 (1910— Corsica) . 



Resident, confined to the higher peaks during the summer 

 and descending to lower ground during the winter months. 

 Dr. Schiebel describes the upper surface of a male and of a 

 female as being darker than in Balkan specimens, and the 

 dark markings on the back as being much broader and more 

 deeply coloured than in continental birds. He found them 

 haunting the mountain-tops, broken by snowfields, at about 

 5500 ft. and upwards, in the middle of the island in June, 

 and obtained the type on Monte d'Oro. Dr. Parrot also 

 found a female in the market at Ajaccio on January 24. 

 Further comparison seems to be needed before this form can 

 be accepted. 



