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in his yacht while searching for the breeding-places of 
L. audouini (cf. ‘ Ibis/ 1887, pp. 261-283), and also obtained 
in February 1875 the specimens of Carduelis citrinella cor - 
sicana which were figured in Dresser's f Birds of Europe/ iii. 
pi. 167. The works of Giglioli, Arrigoni, and Martorelli also 
contain references to Corsican birds. Major H. Trevelyan 
visited the island from Jan. 13 to Feb. 23,1909, and obtained 
36 specimens of 16 species, which he presented to the 
British Museum ; these are now incorporated in the 
general collection. 
In the following paper the nomenclature of Dr. Hartert in 
his c Vogel der palaarktischen Fauna ’ has been adopted (with 
a few modifications) as far as possible, not only because it is 
the only general work on the Palsearctic ornis which gives an 
adequate description of the numerous forms which have 
already been described, but also because it is an attempt to 
rigidly carry out the rules of International nomenclature. 
In this work also two races from Corsica are described for 
the first time ( Certhia familiaris corsa and Parus cceruleus 
ogliastrce ). 
Systematic List. 
1. Corvus corax sardus Kleinschmidt. Sardinian 
Haven. 
Corvus sardus Kleinschmidt, Ornithol. Monatsberichte, 
xi. p. 92 (1903—Sardinia). 
Local name : Corbo. The Haven is found both in Corsica 
and Sardinia and is a sedentary species, nowhere plentiful, 
but generally to be met with in scattered pairs along the 
rocky coasts and also in small numbers among the moun¬ 
tains inland. The Sardinian form is intermediate between 
the continental race, C. corax corax L., and the Maroccan 
bird, C. corax tingitanus Irby, but has, as a rule, a longer 
wing and a more slender bill than the latter form, while it 
closely resembles the Spanish race, C. corax hispanus Hart. & 
Kleinschm. Four specimens obtained by Dr. Parrot from 
Corsica shew considerable variation, but all have a short 
tarsus and have the bill decidedly longer and more slender 
than in C. c , tingitanus; they are probably referable to 
