234 Mr. C. A. Wright's Fifth Appendix to a 
Lanius minor (Ibis, 1864, p. 59; 1870, p. 492). I noticed 
one of these rare visitors in the market on the 5th Sept., 1871; 
and on the 8th I saw another on one of the stalls. 
Alauda calandra (Ibis, 1864, p. 61). On the 26th April, 
1870, a sportsman shot one of these birds. I saw one on Fort- 
Manoel Island on the 8th May, 1874. This species of Lark 
appears to be getting rare here. 
Anthus pratensis (Ibis, 1864, p. 61). There is in my col¬ 
lection a specimen of this species of a general isabelline colour, 
with the wing-feathers almost pure white; the feathers of the 
tail are darker. Beak and legs very light yellowish brown. 
Anthus spinoletta. A piece of good luck befell Capt. Feil- 
den in shooting one of these Pipits, on the first occasion when 
he and I paid a visit to Fort-Manoel Island, one fine sunny 
afternoon in November of 1873, the wind having blown for 
three days from the north-west. He very generously gave it 
to me; and it, being little injured by the shot, made a capital 
specimen. Length in the flesh 6 inches or 15 centimetres, 
quite \ an inch longer than a specimen of Anthus pratensis 
killed shortly afterwards for comparison; tarsus J in., A.pra¬ 
tensis being Colour of legs hair-brown (in pratensis they 
are light yellowish brown) ; irides brown. External tail-fea¬ 
ther, distal half obliquely marked with white. In the specimen 
of A. pratensis now before me the end of second tail-feather, be¬ 
sides the first, is distinctly marked with white. General colour 
of the upper parts smoky olivaceous brown, the centre of each 
feather being darker. Greater and lesser wing-coverts mar¬ 
gined with greyish white; superciliary streak, throat, and ab¬ 
domen dirty white. Breast and sides thickly marked with 
dull indistinct spots, running into one another, especially 
about the sides of the neck. Very fat. Contents of stomach 
elytra of beetles. 
Turdus torquatus (Ibis, 1864, p. 63). Several of the rarer 
species of Thrushes have made their appearance at Malta last 
winter (1873-74), possibly impelled by the severe weather. 
Capt. Feilden obtained a Binged Ousel in the market on the 
