The Bird life of Corsica. 391 



214. Water Rail, Rallus aquaticus L. Fairly common winter 

 visitor: occurs on both sides of the island. Whitehead saw 

 none after April 15, but thought that probably some stayed 

 to breed. 



215. Corn crake, Crex crex (L.). Scarce in autumn (G.). 



216. Spotted Crake, Ortygometra porzana (L.). Seen on both 

 sides of the island on spring passage, but not commcin (W., 

 y. W.). Passes in March and April (W.): about mid-March 

 (J.W.). 



217. Waterhen, Gallinula chloropus (L.). Fairly common winter 

 visitor: numbers staying also to breed according to 

 Whitehead. 



218. Coot, Fulica atra L. Winter visitor in varying numbers to 

 the lagoons on the E. coast, in some years in many hundreds, 

 while in other seasons, such as 1884, very few were seen. A 

 good many are also resident and breed there (W., J. W., G.). 



219. Ring Dove, Columha palumhus L. Common winter visitor 

 to the low ground, but some are also resident and breed in 

 the pine forests in the mountains (J. W., P., G., J.). 



220. Stock Dove, C. oenas L. One picked up on Oct. 5, 1877 near 

 Ajaccio, partly eaten by a Falcon (G.). 



221. Rock Dove, C. livia Bonn. Fairly common resident; breeding 

 breeding up to considerable heights in the mountains. 

 (P.), but more commonly in ruins and crevices of rocks on 

 the coast and islands (J. W., J.) : also abundant in the Dragon 

 cave near Bonifacio (G.). Fresh eggs on May 14 (J.): 

 May 18 (J. W.). 



222. Turtle Dove, Turtur turtur (L.). Common summer visitor: 

 first noted April 16, 1883, and April 22, 1884 (J. W.) : Apr. 27 

 (W.). First eggs, May 17 (J.): May 18 (J. W.). 



223. Red-legged Partridge, Caccahis ruf a corsa Parr. [Orn. 

 Monatsber. 1910, p. 156.] Still a fairly common resident, 

 although mercilessly shot down at every opportunity, 

 breeding up to considerable heights m the mountains. 

 Giglioli states that it is only in the southern part of the island 

 that it breeds at all commonly in the low ground. The clutch 

 varies from 9 to 12 and even 18 in number, and the first eggs 

 are laid about the end of April of April or the beginning of 

 May. [Martorelli adduces some evidence in support of the 

 statement that Caccahis petrosa occurs also in S. Corsica. Cf. 

 Gli Uccelli d'Italia, p. 21.] 



224. Quail, Coturnix colurnix (L.). Tolerably common resident 

 on the low ground on the E. side of the island. First eggs 

 May 8 (J. W.) : a clutch of ten eggs, May 14 (J.). 



