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cations of the land front of Valletta; and it is far from im¬ 
probable that it occasionally breeds here. There is no doubt 
of the true Peregrine nesting on the precipitous cliffs of these 
islands. Schembri's statement of the Kite (Milvus r eg alls) 
nesting in Gozo is certainly erroneous, this species invariably 
selecting trees for nidification. 
Pandion haliaetus (Ibis, 1864, p. 45). There was an Os¬ 
prey, A , i n the market on the 1st Sept., 1871, which had 
been shot in Gozo. On the 23rd May, this year, I observed 
an Osprey at the Salini, close enough to see that it had a 
large fish in its talons. The men on the salt-works told me 
that it had been there since the morning, fishing in an arm 
of the sea that borders one side of the salt-pans, occasionally 
alighting to feast on its prey. It had, no doubt, been at¬ 
tracted by the mullet which abound there at this season. 
They said that it paid little attention to the labourers, and 
several times came so near that they could have easily shot 
it if they had had a gun. Up to the 27th it continued to 
be seen about the locality. 
Milvus niger (Ibis, 1864, p. 46; 1870, p. 489). I ob¬ 
tained another of these birds, $, in the market on the 10th 
Sept., 1872, and preserved the skin. 
Yunx torquilla (Ibis, 1864, p. 50). As mentioned, a rare 
winter visitant. Capt. Feilden obtained a specimen in the 
market on the 30th Dec., 1873. 
Cuculus glandarius (Ibis, 1864, p. 50). On looking over 
my birds the other day, I found I had one of these Cuckoos, 
which had been obtained in the market on the 18th April, 
1867. It was a female. This makes the fourth that I have 
known to have been taken here in the course of a great many 
years. 
Parus major (Ibis, 1869, p. 245). A second example of 
this species was taken in Malta on the 8th Oct., 1871. A 
bird-catcher noticed it on a tree in his garden at the Pietk, 
and, laying a net for it, succeeded in effecting its capture. 
