380 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



2nd. — The sky rather cloudy, with a fresh wind blowing 

 from the W.N.W. I observed a flock of seven Curlew-Sand- 

 pipers flying along the western coast of Marsascirocco harbour. 



6th. — A very light wind from the N.N.E. A Eedshank 

 passed to the north. 



14th. — Wind S.S.E., almost calm. I observed an Osprey 

 hovering high at a distance of about three miles off Delimara Pt. 

 I was also told by some fishermen that the bird had been 

 frequenting the same locality for at least a fortnight before. 



20th. — A fresh wind from the N.W. Saw, for the first time 

 in the season, a Kingfisher. 



28th. — A light N.E. wind. I went to Filfola by the way of 

 Wied-iz-Zurriek, whence I took a boat. On my way there I 

 observed that the Petrels, which were pretty abundant, were 

 flying in an easterly direction ; in the afternoon they could be 

 seen coming from the east. Some alighted on Filfola ; several, 

 however, continued on their way to the west, from which 

 quarter a fresh wind w : as now blowing. On this occasion I 

 found that there were very few Shearwaters on Filfola ; some 

 had young, others had fully-incubated eggs. The Petrels too had 

 young and eggs. Besides these birds the only other species I saw 

 were three Sardinian Warblers and one Subalpine Warbler ; this 

 had a nest containing four young almost ready to fly. 



August. 



2nd. — Almost calm, S.S.E. I went along the southern 

 cliffs for a distance of seven or eight miles, where I observed 

 eleven Blue Bock-Thrushes, some Bock-Pigeons, two Sardinian 

 Warblers, and some Sparrows. 



5th. — A fresh wind was blowing from the N.W. A King- 

 fisher was taken in Marsascirocco bay ; this might have been 

 the individual seen on the 20th ult. ; at least a fisherman told 

 me that he had seen the bird for two weeks. 



7th. — A light north wind. Three Short-toed Larks came in 

 from the sea ; these I observed while I was in a boat off 

 Binghisa Pt. 



10th.— Almost calm, weathercocks pointing to the N.W. A 

 pair of Kingfishers entered Marsascirocco Bay, seemingly to 

 establish themselves on the fish-ponds. 



