BRITISH Bll{DS. 



[vol. XV. 



I am also much indebted to Mr. E. W. Wade for having 

 sent me detailed descriptions of birds in the Hull Museum. 



The result is that of the twenty-eight examples taken in 

 Great Britain and recorded as P. p. yelkoiian, I have 

 examined twelve, all of which are clearly referable to the 

 western Mediterranean form, P. p. mmirctanicus. Five 

 others which I have not seen, are also clearly of this form 

 from the descriptions given. Following are lists of these 

 birds and those which have yet to be identified : — 



Identified as P. p. maitrctanicus by Examin.\tion. 

 1868 — Plymouth, Devon Coll. J. H. Gurncy 



