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found a young bird undei' a huge mass of rock, quite twenty 

 feet above the sea. Although we were unable to get the 

 bird out to examine it, the date was far too early for the 

 larger species. Backhouse describes it as quite numerous 

 in the Gulf of Ajaccio (in January), and sometimes brought 

 into market, so that it is evidently sedentary. 



[BuLAVEKiA BULWERii (Jard. & Selby). Bulwer's Petrel. 



A specimen of this species was found on board a light- 

 ship on June 3, 1898, between Corsica and Genoa. It had 

 evidently flown on board during the night in an exhausted 

 condition, attracted by the light (Giglioli, Secondo Reso- 

 conto, p. 677).] 



169. PoDicEPs cRisTATus L. Great Crested Grebe. 



A winter visitor in fair numbers to the lagoons on the east 

 coast. Jesse obtained a specimen from Lake Biguglia, and 

 one shot by Whitehead on March 7 was in good breeding- 

 plumage. 



170. PoDicEPS NiGRicoLLis Brchm. Black-necked Grebe. 

 A winter visitor in much gi'eater numbers than the 



preceding species to the east coast lagoons, where probably 

 a few remain to breed, as Whitehead shot one of a pair in 

 full breeding-plumage on April 19, and saw another pair on 

 May 18. Wharton saw a few in March, but met with nono 

 in April. 



[PoDicEPs GRisEiGENA (Bodd.). Red-ncckcd Grebe. 



Two specimens are recorded by Giglioli from Elba,, on 

 June 1 and April 9, 1878 (Secondo Resoconto, p. G95). 

 Under the heading of Colymbus sp. ?, Parrot records three 

 small Divers, about the size of this species, met with at sea 

 east of the Isles Sanguinaires on March 28, and vainly 

 pursued in a sailing boat (Orn. Jahrb. 1911, p. 36).] 



171. PoDiCEPs RuncoLLis (Pall.). Little Grebe. 



A winter visitor, not uncommon. Recorded from Lake 

 Biguglia {Jesse), on the east coast up to April 24 (White- 



