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3rd. — Few Plovers, Woodcocks, Larks, and Thrushes ; also 

 one Great Plover and one Horned Grebe. 



4th. — Few Quails, Woodcocks, Lapwings, and some Golden 

 Plovers. 



6th. — Some Quails. 



7th. — Some Quails and one Common Heron. 



8th. — A light wind blew from the S.W. I went to Melliha 

 with Col. Francia. The only birds I observed were one Hawk, 

 one Lapwing, a few Larks, and about thirty Adriatic Gulls. On 

 our way back I saw some Linnets and three Black Kedstarts. 



9th. — Some Quails and Larks, also a Shelduck. 



10th. — One Mistle-Thrush, two Plovers, twelve Quails, and 

 some Larks. 



11th. — I noticed three Black Kedstarts at the Argotti 

 Gardens and two Firecrests at the Maglio. 



A very light wind from the S.W. ; cloudy. At the Valletta 

 Market there were only five Quails, two Song-Thrushes, and 

 some Larks. 



12th. — At market five Quails, some Larks, and one male 

 Black Bedstart. 



13th. — Some Quails and Larks, one Plover, and one Song- 

 Thrush were brought in by the bird-fanciers on St. John's 

 Square. 



A light southerly wind. Many Adriatic Gulls were seen 

 passing over towards the north. 



Five Song-Thrushes, one Woodcock, and fourteen Golden 

 Plovers were the only birds I saw at the market. 



14th. — A few Larks and two Song-Thrushes. I saw one 

 Black Bedstart and two Firecrests just outside Floriana. 



16th. — One Water-Bail, some Quails, several Skylarks, and 

 two Black Bedstarts. 



Seven Dotterels, two Golden Plovers, two Quails, and some 

 Larks. 



17th. — One Great Plover, two Quails, two Larks, about two 

 dozen Titlarks, and two Black Bedstarts. 



18th. — Two Song-Thrushes and a few Larks. 



19th. — A moderate wind from the S.S.W. We had an abun- 

 dant passage of Golden Plovers and Dotterels. 



20th. — The birds brought into the market were the follow- 



