230 MR. E. T. NEWTON ON 



Dr. Forsyth Major in the year 1908 (just before he left England) 

 submitted to the present Avritei' witli a view to their identification. 

 This agreeable task was accomplished some years ago, and the 

 results have been awaiting Dr. Forsj^th Major's description of 

 the Mammalia; but, as he is still absent from England, it seems 

 desirable that a brief account of the Avian remains should be 

 published. 



Some of these are from the same localities as those described 

 by Mr. R. Lydekker, and, as they inckide some additional 

 interesting sjDecies, these will be first considered. 



(1) From Tavolara, N.E. Sardinia, there are in the present 

 series several vertebrae belonging to Fuffinus, a genus which 

 Mr. Lydekker found so abundant ; but besides these I have 

 recognized bones of the Common Swift {Cyjjselus apus Linn.) 

 and Alpine Swift {C. melba Linn.), also a small Crake [Porzana 

 parva'^. Scop.) and the Storm-Petrel [ProceUaria pelagica Linn.). 



(2) From the second locality, Monte San Giovaiii, there is only 

 one Passerine humerus. 



(3) From Toga, near Bastia, I have a nearly perfect humerus 

 of a Chough [Pyrrhocorax gracvlus Linn.), which is distinctly 

 larger than the humerus of the Alpine Chough, 



(4) Grotta cli Funtanedu. 



Specimens from this and the following localities were not 

 included in the series sent to Mr. R. Lydekker and alluded to 

 above. 



The Grotta di Funtanedu is near Bastia, IST.E, Corsica, and is 

 situated 400 metres above sea-level. It has yielded a good 

 number of birds' bones, and some 34 species have been identified ; 

 but each of these is represented by only a few bones. 



As no account of Avian fossil remains from this cave has 

 hitherto been published, it will be well to give a detailed list of 

 the species recognized : — 



Passeees. 



Missel-Thrush. Turdus viscivorus Linn. 



Song-Thrush (or Redwing). T. musicusl Linn. 



Fieldfare. T. pilaris Linn. 



Blackbird. T. merula Linn. 

 *Large Thrush. Turdus sp. (? 1\ varius Pallas). 



Wheatear. Saxicola ceiianthe Jjinn. 



Whinchat. Pratincola ruhetra Linn. 



Redstart. Buticilla jyhcenicurus Linn. 



Robin. Erithacus 7-ubecula Linn. 



Willow -Wren. Pliylloscojnis irocMlus Linn, 

 *Dipper ? Cinclus aquaticus ? Eechst. 



Wagtail. Motacilla lugubris ? Temm. 



Titlark. Anthiis p7'aiensis Linn. 



Rock-Pipit? yi. ohscurus'^: Lath. 



