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are resident. According to Dr. Parrot the specimens ob¬ 
tained in winter belonged to the small Mediterranean race. 
Whitehead saw a pair building in a high valley among the 
mountains on March 17, and Playne describes this species as 
common in the hills in April. We came across a pair 
or two which haunted some rocky islets off the east coast on 
May 15, and must have been breeding there. 
18. Carduelis citrinella corsicana (Koenig). Corsican 
Citril Finch. 
Citrinella corsicana Koenig, Ornith. Monatsber. vii. p. 120 
(1899—Corsica). 
Local names : Ouvaron; Lueru (Giglioli). This very 
distinct form, easily recognisable by its brown back and 
yellowish rump, was figured by Dresser in the f Birds of 
Europe/ vol. iii. pi. 167, as the winter plumage of the Citril 
Finch, from specimens obtained by Lord Lilford in 1875. 
It is a common resident, in the summer months chiefly 
confined to the mountains, though a few pairs breed in the 
“macchia” on the hill-sides close to the sea, but descending 
to the low ground in the winter and consorting with Serins, 
Goldfinches, and Linnets. In some of the more open parts 
of the mountains, where the forest is replaced by low scrub 
and scattered trees, it is extremely numerous, and its musical 
notes may be heard in all directions among the macchia. 
Whitehead Ibis/ 1885, p. 39) gives a good description of 
the nest, and notes the variation in the breeding-season 
according to altitude. He met with young a few days old 
near the coast on April 29, while on May 14 he found 
fresh eggs in the hills, and higher still some birds had not 
built by the end of May. Average size of 8 Corsican 
eggs, 17*65x 13 4 mm.; max. 19x13*5 and 18*2x13*7, 
min. 16 x 12*5. 
19. Serinus canarius serinus (L.). Serin. 
Local names : Ziarina (north), Verdone (south); Ziverino 
(Giglioli). This is another very common and characteristic 
resident, the numbers of which are increased during the winter 
by immigrants. It is most plentiful on the low ground and 
