170 Commauder H. Lyncs on a 



and take to the open, sometimes uttering a few sweet but 

 disjointed stroplies of song. In habits they were just like 

 Robins, and equally quarrelsome l)ut more shy. 



Out of many specimens obtained at Port Said only two 

 (October 28th and January 3rd) were of the "^ white-spotted " 

 form, and these were the only two males of that race noted. 

 Near Damanhour also the " red-spotted " form was equally 

 predominant, and only one male of L. s. volrja was obtained 

 (January 13th). 



The stomachs of the birds obtained were found to contain 

 flies, larvce, small snails, and water-insects. 



Dandalus rubecula rurecula (L.). 



The E,obin was met with as a winter visitor only. 



Egypt. — The first individuals arrived at Port Said about 

 oOth October, and their numbers never seemed to exceed 

 what, about the beginning of December, became winter pro- 

 portions. Considerably less plentiful than its near ally the 

 Bluethroat, the Pobin frequented much the same ground, 

 but was also to be found in the gardens. Sometimes it was 

 heard singing quite merrily, but not nearh'^ so often as 

 in England. This remark applies all over the Mediterranean 

 to the winter Robins. 



Crete. — Winter only. Plentiful and shy. All the birds 

 seemed to have departed by Gth March. 



Malta. — Winter only. A few examples were seen as late 

 as 30th March, but these may have been migrants. On 

 8th April a very tired Robin came on board at sea off Cape 

 Palos (south-east Spain). 



No Robins in juvenile plumage were ever observed. 



[The specimens collected, viz. : Crete, Feb. 19 and 

 March 6, and Port Said, Nov. 15, were of the typical form. — 

 H. F. W.'] 



Prunella modularis modularis (L.). 



Malta was the only place at which the Hedge-Sparrow was 

 observed. A single female was shot there on January 28th, 

 and notes attributed to the species were occasionally heard 



