70 Rev. F. C. R. Jourdain on the 



106. Iynx torquilla tschusii Kleiusclim. Sardinian 

 Wryneck. 



lynx torquilla tschusii Kleinschmidt^ Falco, iii. p. 103 

 (Sardinia— 1907). 



Whether the Wryneck is a resident in Corsica, as it is in 

 Sardinia, or is only a winter visitor in fair numbers to the 

 south of tlie island and probably also a passage migrant, is 

 not yet definitely known. It lias been recorded from 

 the Ajaccio district and in the market, late in November 

 {Wharton), in January, February, and the first days of 

 'March {Backhouse, Trevehjan, and Parrot^ ; while Wliitehead 

 only records two in January, and Wharton sliot one, 

 evidently on passage, on April 1.5 at Biguglia in the north- 

 east. Even if the Wryneck proves not to be resident in the 

 mountains of Corsica, it is quite possible that the short- 

 ■winged birds with darkly barred under surface are winter 

 immigrants to the southern plain from the Sardinian 

 mountains. 



107. CucuLUs CANORus KLEiNscnMiDTi Scliicb. Corsican 

 Cuckoo. 



Cuculus canorus kleinschmicUi Schiebel, Ornitholog. 

 Jahrbuch, xxi. p. 103 (1910— Corsica). 



Local names : Cticc (Giglioli) ; Cucu. 



A common summer visitor to all the lower ground on the 

 island, and in smaller numbers also to the pine-forests; first 

 noted on April 21 by Wharton, on April 15, 1883, and Ai)ril 4-, 

 1884, by Whitehead, and on April 15 by Playne. Corsican 

 specimens not only have the upper side darker but are 

 also shorter-winged {cf. Parrot, Orn. Jahrb. 1911, p. 26). 

 Whitehead took five eggs from nests of the Subalpine Warbler 

 on May 17 and at other dates, and on May 21 we obtained 

 eggs from nests of the Subalpine and Sardinian Warblers. 



108, Athene noctua (Scop.). Little Owl. 



Giglioli describes this species as '' Non rara e sedentaria " ; 

 but it is not even mentioned by any other observer, and we 

 saw nothing of it. Further evidence is desirable, especially 

 as it might naturally be expected to occur, and is common 

 in Sardinia. 



