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

 submitted to the present writer with a view to their identification. 

 This agreeable task was accomplished some years ago, and the 

 results have been awaiting Dr. Forsyth 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 include some additional 

 interesting species, these will be first considered. 



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

 series several vertebrae belonging to Puffinus, a genus which 



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

 recognized bones of the Common Swift (Cypselus apus Linn.) 

 and Alpine Swift (C. rnelba Linn.), also a small Crake (Porzana 

 parva% Scop.) and the Storm-Petrel (Procellaria pelagica Linn.). 



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

 one Passerine humerus. 



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

 of a Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus Linn.), which is distinctly 

 larger than the humerus of the Alpine Chough. 



(4) Grotta di 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, oST.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 : — 



Passebes. 



Missel-Thrush. Turdus viscivorus Linn. 



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



Fieldfare. T. pilaris Linn. 



Blackbird. T. merula Linn. 

 *Large Thrush. Turdus sp. (? T. varius Pallas). 



Wheatear. Saxicola cenanthe Linn. 



Whinchat. Pratincola ruhetra Linn. 



Redstart. Ruticilla phcenicurus Linn. 



Robin. Erithacus ruhecula Linn. 



Willow -Wren. Pliylloscopus trochilus Linn. 

 *Dipper ? Cinclus aquaticus ? Bechst. 



Wagtail. Motacilla lugubris ? Temm. 



Titlark. Anthns pratensis Linn. 



Rock-Pipit ? A. obscurus ? Lath. 



