NATURAL HISTORY. 



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Found in Cyprus. 



9. Turdus Musicus x/^Aor. 



10. T. Merula xorgvyoc. 



11. Emberiza Mili- 



aria 



12. E. Hortulana 



13. Fringilla Domes- 



0lU7T£\0 7r6V\l, 



(TTpov9or. 



tica 



14. F. Carduelis 



15. F. Petronia 



16. F. Linaria 



17. Muscicapa Atri- 

 capilla 



18. M. Grisola 



19. Fringilla Flaveola <rxdp9oi\ic. 



20. Motacilla Lusci- 



xotXottpovQyj. 



ma 



21. M. Ficedula 



22. M. (Enanthe 



23. M. Alba 



24. M. Flava 



25. M. Trochilus 



26. M. Atricapilla 



dvjSovi. 



Names in parts of Greece. 



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 Id. 



Id. 



Id. 



(rov(rov(pol$cc at Athos. 

 Id. 



Notes by the Editor. 



12. Emberiza Hortulana, ajU.7rsAo7rouAi. The meaning of the Romaic word will be well 

 explained by the following passage of Buffbn. He states that the bird is seen in the vine- 

 yards of part of France, and adds, " ils ne touchent cependant point aux raisins, mais ils 

 mangent les insectes qui courent sur des pampres, et sur les tiges de la vigne." 



13. Fringilla Domestica, the ancient word is still retained in Cyprus. 



14. F. Carduelis, perhaps the OpctvTr); of Aristotle, lib. viii. c. 5. — Schn. 



21. Motacilla Ficed. When the island of Cyprus was in the possession of the Venetians 

 1000 or 1200 jars full of these birds were annually exported. They were sent in pots 

 filled with vinegar and odoriferous plants. Buffon. The bird was seen in Egypt in Octo- 

 ber, by Sonnini. 



24. Motacilla Flava. The avfloj of Aristotle, lib. viii. c. 5. — Schn. 



