Birds. 5361 



Bittern ( A. stellaris). Killed several times in winter: is very 

 common at Sinope. 



Little Bittern (A. minnta). Several were seen and obtained in the 

 spring of 1856 ; the first on the 2nd, the last on the 2*2nd of May. 



Night Heron (Nycticorax ardeola). Seen in April, May and June, 

 1856; is common in the vicinity of Scutari. 



Black Stork {Ciconia nigra). Seen once, in the spring of 1856. 



Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola). Common, arriving in October and 

 departing in March. 



Great Snipe {S. major). First seen on the 9th of April; was 

 common at the end of May, and probably would have bred, had it 

 been left undisturbed. 



Common Snipe (S. gallinago). Common in winter and spring ; 

 last seen in May. 



Jack Snipe (S. gallinuLa). Seen once in April, 1856. 



Water Rail (Rallus aqualicus). Seen in December, 1855. 



Land Rail (Gallinula crex). Migratory and very common ; first 

 seen on the 1st of May, 1856. 



Spotted Crake (G. porzana). Seen in April, 1856. 



Little Crake (G. pusilla). Common in April. 



Baillon's Crake (G. Baillonii). Very common in April in the 

 marsh at Inkermann. 



Moorhen (G. chloropus). Seen occasionally. 



Coot (Fulica atra). Observed occasionally in April and May. 



Hooper [Cygnus musicus). Observed two or three times in winter. 



Whitefronted Goose (Anser albifrons). Very common. 



Ruddy Shieldrake (Anas rutila). Two seen on the 24th of April, 

 1856, on the Alma. 



Shoveller (A. clypeata). Not seen in winter ; first seen on the 23rd 

 of April, 1856, and wa* not uncommon during May. 



Gad wall (A. strepera). Not seen till the 1st of May, 1856, and 

 was common in May and the first week in June. 



Pintail Duck (A. acuta). Very common in winter; last seen in 

 April. 



Wild Duck (A. boschas). Very numerous in winter ; a few remained 

 in spring. 



Garganey (A. querquedula). First seen in April; very common in 

 May. 



Teal (A. crecca). Seen in winter, but not later than April. 



Wigeon (A. Penelope). Very common in winter; last seen in 

 April, 1856. 



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