On a Colltclion of Birds from Ihc Mediterranean. 1.21 



VII. — Field-Notes on a Collection of Birds from the Mediter- 

 ranean. By Commander 11. Lyxes, R.N. With Systematic 

 Notes by H. F. Witiieuby. 



The collection of binls upon which the following paper is 

 based was made by Lynes whilst serving in H.M.S. ' Venus' 

 on the Mediterranean Station between Septcml)er, 1905, 

 and December, l'J07, and has been worked out by Witherby. 

 The former i.s responsible for the Field-Notes, the latler for 

 the diagnosis of the specimens, the nomenclature, and the 

 initialled notes. As may be expected of a collection made 

 over so wide a field, a number of geographical and local 

 forms of the same species are represented, in the identi- 

 fication of which Witherby wishes to express his grateful 

 thanks to Dr. Ernst Ilartert, who has given him much help, 

 both at the Tring INIuseura, where much of the collection 

 was worked out, and through his most valuable book, ' Die 

 Vogel der paliiarktischen Fauna.' In the nomenclature 

 the rules of the " International Commission on Zoological 

 Nomenclature " have been followed, and this has also been 

 made possible by Dr. Hartert's work. 



The collection being chiefly the result of short and dis- 

 connected visits to different places, in no cases can the 

 specimens or the field-notes be considered in the slightest 

 degree comprehensive of the bird-lil'e at any particular place ; 

 the " notes " are therefore arranged in order according to 

 the species and not the places, and only such notes are 

 given as are thought to possess the character of novelty 

 or interest. 



In the Field-Notes it is not intended to imply or suggest 

 that a species does not exist at any of the places visited 

 unless it is so stated. The specimens were all obtained 

 either at, or quite close to the sea-coast, and all references 

 to localities arc intended to imply this. 



