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pair breed regularly at Gibraltar. Herr von Homeyer states that it occurs but rarely in the 

 Balearic Isles; for he only observed two at Cabrera and a pair at Dragonera, which latter 

 appeared to have a nest in the neighbourhood. In Savoy it is rare ; and Bailly does not believe 

 that it breeds there. Nor is it common in Italy, where, as a rule, it occurs only in winter ; but 

 in Sicily it is a partial resident, and is believed to breed there, as it certainly does in Sardinia, a 

 nestling being in the Cagliari Museum. In Southern Germany it breeds in many localities, and 

 especially in the well-watered country of Bohemia, where, Dr. A. Fritsch states (J. f. O. 1871, 

 p. 177), it nests at the Kresicer lake, near Kopidlno, near the Semtiner lake, near Pardubic, in 

 Southern Bohemia in the Neuhof district and near the ruins of Wittingshausen. Specimens 

 have been killed at Zavist, near Prague, Eule, Podebrad, Jifin, Piirglitz, Rumburg, at Zbirov 

 (according to Lokaj), at Hirschberg (according to Fierlinger), and (according to Osterdahl) at 

 Pardubic. The Eitter von Tschusi-Schmidhofen informs me that it occurs throughout Austria 

 on passage, and breeds there not uncommonly, but, owing to so many of the small lakes having 

 been drained off, it has become much rarer. According to Althammer it is very rare in the 

 Tyrol ; for he only cites one instance of its occurrence ; and Herr von Tschusi himself saw it on 

 one occasion on the Garda lake. On the Lower Danube it appears to be somewhat scarce. I 

 have seen it there on one or two occasions ; but Mr. Farman speaks of it as being but rarely met 

 with in Bulgaria, and only occasionally seen on the coast and on the banks of the Devna lakes. 

 M. Alleon found it nesting in the forest of Belgrade, in Turkey ; but otherwise it seems usually 

 to be met with only on passage. In Greece, Dr. Kriiper says, it probably occurs only on passage, 

 and he does not know of any instance of its breeding there. A specimen in the Museum at 

 Athens was killed on the 12th March, 1868, in Attica; and Lord Lilford found it numerous in 

 March and September in Corfu and in Epirus. Professor von Nordmann states that he has not 

 observed it on the coasts of the Black Sea ; and Menetries does not record it from the Caucasus ; 

 but De Filippi met with it there. I have no data respecting its occurrence in Asia Minor ; but 

 it is found in Palestine, and Canon Tristram writes (Ibis, 1865, p. 253) as follows: — "We never 

 paid a visit, either in winter or spring, to the neighbourhood of Carmel or Kishon without seeing 

 the Osprey. Thei*e are some lagoons near the mouth of the Kishon admirably adapted for this 

 bird ; and there it could at any time be seen perched on some naked stump projecting from the 

 water, or frequently on the coast, on the extremity of the skeleton rib of some stranded wreck. 

 The marshes of the Zerka (Crocodile river) are also stated to be a favourite resort. We saw the 

 Osprey as late as April, but did not discover its nest. In spite of the amazing abundance of fish 

 in the Lake of Galilee, we never noticed this bird there, probably because of the absence of 

 suitable cover. It has been shot at Beyrout." It visits North-east Africa in winter, and is resident 

 on the Red Sea. Captain Shelley says that it is plentiful throughout Egypt and Nubia during the 

 winter. " In the Fayoom," he states, " I found it extremely abundant, and not so shy as along the 

 banks of the Nile." And Mr. J. H. Gurney, jun., informs me that he frequently saw Ospreys on 

 the sand-banks of the delta, but obtained the first specimen at Mershoom. Going up the Nile 

 he saw eighteen in two days, but very few coming down. At Gebel Abou Fader a pair seemed 

 to have a nest in the cliffs. He did not observe any after the 1st of April. Von Heuglin states 

 (Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. p. 55) that it occurs in the winter along the Nile, southwards to the Kir and 

 Gazelle River, but is commoner on the delta, where, however, it is not a resident, though it 



