NOTES FROM THE SOUTH. 635 
Fuuica arra. Coot. 
On April 22nd I saw a good many at the Lago di 
Vrana, 
Cyenus otor. Mute Swan. 
Some of these Swans nest every year in a large swamp 
above Melkovié. On the Lago di Vrana, Swans only appear 
in winter ; but whether they are the present species or the 
Whooper (C. musicus) I was not able to discover. 
Awas BoscHas. Mallard. 
T saw a few pairs on the Lago di Vrana on April 22nd. 
ANAS QUERQUEDULA. Garganey Teal. 
Anas crEccA. Common Teal. 
Both species were seen in large flocks on the Lago di 
Vrana, and also on the sea near Lacroma, at the end of March 
and the beginning of April. 
On April 23rd I saw in a lagoon at Nona, in the north of 
Dalmatia, some larger ducks. They were a long way off, but 
I fancy they must have been Pochards (Aythya ferina). 
At the end of March I often saw from Lacroma tolerably 
large flocks of ducks alternately flying and swimming, and 
these I took to be Ruddy Sheld-Ducks (Casarca rutila). 
SYLOCHELIDON CAsPIA. Caspian Tern. 
On March 18th I saw a good many in the Bocche di 
Cattaro. 
STERNA HIRUNDO. Common Tern. 
STERNULA MINUTA. Little Tern. 
Both birds were often seen on the Dalmatian waters, and 
