1116 Birds. 



Mountain Finch, Fringilla montifringilla. Le Pinson de montagne, 

 (Cuvier). Appears in March and is here in November and Decem- 

 ber, almost regularly. 



Fringilla citrinella. Le Venturon de Provence, [Buff on). Gros 

 bee venturon, (Temm.) This species only migrates into Provence 

 with the extreme cold : it leaves us with the spring. The belief of 

 the septennial passage extends to this bird as well as to the crossbill. 



Siskin, Fringilla spinus. Le tarin, {Temm.) Migrates in autumn. 

 M. Roux, in his £ Ornithologie Proven^ale,' asserts that the passage 

 of the siskin is annual, but sportsmen have always assured me to the 

 contrary. 



Lesser Redpoll, Fringilla linaria. Le Sizerin, {Temm.) Gene- 

 rally arrives and departs with the very cold weather. 



Great Bustard, Otis tarda. Outarde barbue, (Temm.) In the mid- 

 dle of the province this species is seen every year ; it does not frequent 

 the shores except in very cold weather. 



Sanderling, Charadrius calidris. Sanderling variable, (Temm.) A 

 few arrive in very cold weather in January. 



The Flamingo, Phanicopterus antiquorum. Lie Flammant. Ap- 

 pears every winter in large flocks. In the delta of the Rhone, or Isle 

 of Camarques, they are seen in the spring and even in the summer, 

 but at uncertain periods. They are always observed after great rains 

 and floods : and are seen in winter, but very seldom, at Frejus, and at 

 Laval, near Grasse. 



Glossy Ibis, Ibis falcinellus. Le Courlis vert, (Buff on). Le Corlis 

 marron, (Briss.) Has been killed in Camarque several times, and 

 twice, to my knowledge, in the plains of Laval. I do not remember 

 at what time, and no sportsman can give me any information respect- 

 ing this bird. 



Gull-billed Tern, Sterna Anglica. Hirondelle de mer, (Temm.) It 

 has been occasionally seen on our coasts in the spring. 



Great Black-backed Gull, Larus marinus, and 

 Herring Gull, Larus argentatus. These two birds are sometimes 

 seen in winter. 



Ferruginous Duck, Anas leucophthalmus. 



Brent Goose, Anas Bernicla. 



Hooper, or Whistling Swan, Anas Cygnus. 



Common Shelldrake, Anas Tadorna. 



Pintail Duck. Anas acuta. 



Appearance in our country rare, and only when the cold is excessive. 



