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187G. C. B. Wharton, “ Notes on the Ornithology of Corsica,’’ Ibis, 
1876, pp. 17-29.—An excellent list of 113 species, of which 90 
were actually shot by the writer and the remaining 23 carefully 
identified. Mr. Wharton was in Corsica from September 26, 1874, 
to the beginning of May 1875, and most of his work was done 
along the west and north-east coasts. Among the more notable 
records is one of the breeding of the Carrion-Crow, Corvus 
■corone L., in Corsica, the only instance known. Several species are 
admitted to the present list on the authority of this list alone, 
e. g. the Redwing, Aquatic Warbler, Ortolan, Collared Flycatcher, 
Great White Heron, and Little Bittern. 
1876. W. Jesse [Supplementary Notes to Mr. Wharton’s list], Ibis, 1876, 
pp. 380-383.—In this letter to the Editor, Mr. Jesse, after some 
general observations and critical notes, gives a list of 7 species 
obtained by him in 1865 and 1866 (of which 6 were not mentioned 
by Wharton) and of 7 additional species obtained in 1875, also not 
previously recorded, thus adding 13 species to the list. 
1884. Dr. R. B. Sharpe, “ On an apparently new Species of Nuthatch,” 
P. Z. S. 1884, pp. 233, 329; “ Further Notes on Whitehead’s 
Nuthatch,” t. c. p. 414, pi. xxxvi. (Description and figure of 
adult male and female of Sitta whitehead.i.) 
1885. J. Whitehead, “Ornithological Notes from Corsica,” Ibis, 1885, 
pp. 24-48, pi. ii.—This is a most important annotated list of 176 
species, identified or obtained by Mr. Whitehead during a 
residence of about fifteen months in Corsica, from November 1882 
to June 15, 1883, and again in the first half of 1884. It contains 
valuable notes on the migration of many species as well as full 
breeding data, while many of the skins and eggs obtained are now 
at Tring and a few in the British Museum. Whitehead did not 
collect series of skins, but in most cases was content with only 
two or three specimens of each species. He is still the sole 
authority for the inclusion of some 32 species in the Corsican list, 
and is the only naturalist who has taken the eggs of the Common 
Whitethroat and Short-toed Lark on the island; while he w r as 
the first to investigate the breeding species as a whole. The most 
remarkable discovery made by him was, of course, the new species 
of Nuthatch known by his name—an isolated form the nearest 
allies of which are found in Canada and Mongolia! 
1890. Prof. E. H Giglioli, ‘ Primo resoconto dei risultati della inchiesta 
ornitologica in Italia. Parte seconda: Avifaune locali,’ pp. 631— 
642. Introduction and briefly annotated list of 220 species, 
compiled from the papers of Wharton and Whitehead, together 
with the writer’s own observations in September and October 1877 
and October 1889.—This is the first attempt to collate what had 
been already recorded on the Ornithology of the island, and in 
