5360 Birds. 



Thick-knee or Stone Curlew (CEdicnemus crepitans). One was 

 killed on the 6th of May, 1856, in front of the camp of the 2nd Brigade, 

 Light Division. 



Golden Plover [Charadrius pluvialis). Seen in flocks in the first 

 week in March, 1856. 



Dotterell (C. morinellus). Seen in great numbers from the 26th of 

 March to the 9th of April, 1856 : on one occasion I killed fourteen 

 couple in the day. 



Ringed Plover (C. Maticula). Seen on the coast near the Katcha 

 on the 1st of May, 1856. 



Little Ringed Plover (C. minor). Common in spring and summer, 

 and seen inland as well as on the coast. 



Lapwing (Vanellus cristatus). Common; not seen till March; 

 seen near the Katcha in May, 1856. 



Curlew (Numenius arquata). Seen occasionally in April, 1856. 



Greenshank (Totanus glottis). Seen on the 30th of April, 1856. 



Redshank (71 calidris). Seen in small numbers in the first week 

 in April, 1856. 



Green Sandpiper (T. ochropus). Common from the 1st to the 10th 

 of April ; seen also in May, and once in the first week of June. 



Wood Sandpiper (71 glareola). A flight of wood sandpipers ap- 

 peared about the 15th of April, 1856, but did not stay. 



Common Sandpiper (71 hypoleucos) . Seen only once, on the 6th of 

 May, 1856. 



Crane (Grus cinerea). Three seen in January, 1855. 



Numidian Crane (G. mrgo). One was killed by a Tartar with a 

 stick, another was kept alive in the yard of an hotel at Yalta, in May., 

 1856. Some species of crane was seen flying in great flocks in spring, 

 but they were too high up to enable any one to identify the species. 



Great White Heron (Ardea egretla). Seen now and then. A 

 Russian officer told me it was uncommon. 



Heron (A. cinerea). Seen several times during the year. 



Purple Heron [A. purpurea). This bird is the common heron of 

 the Crimea, being seen more frequently than any other, but I could 

 not find out where it bred, all birds were so harassed by " sporting" 

 Frenchmen that they had no chance of resting. 



Buff backed Heron (A. russata). Seen two or three times in May, 

 1856. 



Little Egret (A. garzetta). Obtained on the Alma on the 24th of 

 April, 1856, and on the Tchernaya in May, 1856: both specimens 

 were adult males. 



