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suspected that they bred, while we met with a pair or two in 

 the lagoons throughout IMay, and a nest with two young 

 birds was reported to us from a marsh on the east side in 

 the spring of 1909. 



138. Ardea puKruiiEA L. Purple Heron. 

 Whitehead met with this species commonly on the east 



coast from April 14 to 27, but not afterwards. 



139. Egretta alba (L.). Great White Heron. 

 Wharton saw an example at Biguglia on A[)ril 30. 



140. Egretta GARZETTA (L.). Little Egret. 

 Whitehead met with two of these Egrets on April 19, one 



of which he shot ; the other stayed on till April 28. 



141. Ardeola ralloides (Scop.). Squacco Heron. 



An occasional visitor in spring. Wharton shot one at 

 Biguglia on May 15 ; Whitehead saw another on A])ril 25; 

 and I flushed one from a marsh on the east coast on May 10. 

 Two days later, hearing that an '^ Eagle " had been shot and 

 eaten at a village some eight miles distant, I managed to 

 collect enough feathers to enable Dr. Hartert to state 

 definitely that they also belonged to this species, and not to 

 Biihidcits ibis, as I at first supposed. 



142. Nycticorax nycticorax (L.). Night-Heron. 

 Occurs on passage. Whitehead noted the arrival of a 



flock of eight on April 14, and more arrived subsequently till 

 fourteen were present. None, however, were seen after 

 April 23. Parrot obtained a young female from near 

 Sagone on May 10, a date which suggests the possibility of 

 its breeding. 



143. IxoBRYcnus mixutus (L.). Little Bittern. 

 Wharton mentions having seen a living specimen, taken 



near Bastia about mid-April. 



144. BoTAURUs STELLARts (L.). Bittcm. 



Only recorded in the winter months. Wharton states that 

 it is not at all common; two females were shot at Biguglia 



