98 Mr. F. Du Cane Godman on the Birds of the Azores. 
having the red breast or white rump, which last character is also 
shared by the female. It is therefore necessary to confer on the 
present bird a new name, and I have chosen one which is, I trust, 
sufficiently expressive, as the accompanying figure will show. 
In habits the Bullfinch of the Azores resembles our P. vul¬ 
garis, feeding principally upon insects and the buds of trees. 
I believe that it is confined to the mountainous parts of St. 
MichaeFs, where it is tolerably abundant. It is so tame 
that it takes but little notice of the report of a gun, and I shot 
thirteen individuals in the same poplar tree in a few minutes. 
I know nothing of its breeding-habits, as I was not in the island 
at the right time of year, and it is difficult to obtain accurate 
information from the inhabitants. 
Serinus hortulanus, Koch. “ CanarioP 
Found in abundance throughout the Azores. It frequents the 
cultivated lands, where it feeds on the seed-crops, and is espe¬ 
cially destructive to the flax. It is by no means a bad songster, 
and is therefore often caught and tamed, a great many being 
sold on board vessels which touch at the islands for provisions. 
In Fayal these birds congregate towards evening in considerable 
numbers about a small hill near Horta, and fly across in a body 
to the island of Pico; for what reason I do not know, as there 
is no want of trees in the neighbourhood. I have compared my 
specimens with some from Algiers, Tunis, and Sicily. The 
birds from the Azores are rather darker in plumage, slightly 
stouter, and have stronger legs and beaks, but there is scarcely 
difference enough to separate them specifically. 
Sttjrnus vulgaris, Linnaeus. “ EsturninhoP 
Plentiful throughout all the islands of the archipelago. It 
breeds principally in the sea-cliffs, and is precisely similar to 
European examples. When vines were more cultivated it was 
much destroyed, as it was said to feed upon the grapes and to 
do much mischief in the vineyards; lately, however, it has not 
been persecuted, and has greatly increased in numbers. 
Dryobates minor (Linnaeus). “ PicapoaP 
This bird is very uncommon, but is occasionally met with in 
the mountains in St. MichaeFs, and, I believe, also in Terceira. 
