1G2 Commander H, Lynes on a 



Malta. — A plentiful winter visitor. Nearly all gone 30th 

 March, after apparent increase by migrants from the south 

 earlier in the month. A dead Thrush picked up in jNIay 

 on Filfola, a small rocky islet three miles to the southward 

 of Malta, also lends support to this theory of increase by 

 migrants from Africa. 



Sardinia. — An abundant winter visitor. 



An evidently belated straggler was seen as late as 3rd May, 

 but the majority of winter visitors and migrants had probably 

 gone a month earlier. 



TURDUS MERULA SYRIACUS (H. & E.), 



The one specimen obtained was from near Daraietta, on 

 the 22nd of November, but it seems probable that the Black- 

 birds noted as scarce winter visitors at Port Said and near 

 Damanhour (infra) belonged to the same race. 



TuRDUS MERULA (? Subsp.). 



Egypt. — Scarce winter visitor. First seen 8th November, 

 Port Said. A few occurred in December in the cotton-fields 

 near Damanhour. 



Crete. — Apparently resident. A nest with four very small 

 bright-coloured fresh eggs from which the hen bird flew, was 

 found on 11th April. 



Platea. — Apparently resident. Seen in mid-December 

 and mid- July. 



Malta. — A winter visitor only. Still present March 28th, 

 but probably left soon afterwards. 



Sicily. — Young in nest, 25th May ; four eggs a week in- 

 cubated, 3rd June. 



Sardinia. — Seen in mid-winter and also breeds. Probably 

 resident. 



MONTICOLA SAXATILIS (L.). 



All the Rock-Thrushes seen or obtained were certainly on 

 migration and gave no indication of breeding ; but the 

 higher mountains being all away from the sea-coast were not 

 visited, and seeing that the species breeds in Greece and Asia 

 Minor, it seems quite likely that it may be found to do so in 

 the Cretan mountains. 



