THE ROYAL ARTILLERY INSTITUTION. 
109 
Birds from Malta, presented ly Captain 0 Carr, JR. A. 
Cat. 
No. 
Species. 
s 
02 
Locality. 
Orig 
No. 
Common Name. 
Date. 
624 
? 
Malta. 
Hobby. 
April 27, 1863. 
625 
9 
13 
Hen harrier . 
„ 15, ... 
626 
9 
” 
12 
Marsh harrier . 
627 
s 
18 
Pallid harrier. 
» ... 
„ 13, ... 
628 
9 
” 
20 
do . 
„ 17, ... 
629 
s 
” 
47 
Scops-eared owl. 
„ 29, ... 
630 
do . 
9 
do . 
„ 23, ... 
631 
” 
17 
Woodchat shrike . 
„ 12 , ... 
632 
do . 
do ... 
„ 20 , ... 
633 
Oriolus galbula . 
” 
19 
Golden Oriole . 
„ 16, ... 
634 
do . 
9 
do . 
May 2, ... 
635 
Petrocincla saxatilis . 
$ 
Rock thrush . 
April 29, ... 
636 
Motacilla neglecta . 
io 
Grey-headed wasrtail 
„ 3 , 
637 
do . 
9 
7 do . 
May 3 
638 
An thus rufescens. 
” 
Tawny pipit . 
“J • • • 
„ 4>, 
639 
Coracias garrula. 
$ 
” 
23 
Roller. 
April 20 , 
640 
do . 
9 
” 
66 
do . 
May 4, ... 
641 
Merops apiaster . 
J 
70 
Bee-eater . 
„ 2 . 
» "5 ••• 
642 
do . 
do . 
„ 8 , 
643 
Ooturnix vulgaris . 
$ 
55 
*6 
Common quail . 
Mar. 8 , 
644 
(Edienernus crepitans.... 
$ 
” 
34 
Great plover . 
April 24, 
645 
Ardea purpurea . 
s 
Purple heron. 
May 18, ... 
646 
,, comata . 
9 
Squacco heron . 
„ 5, 
647 
Botaurus minutus . 
9 
” 
71 
Little bittern. 
„ 7 , 
648 
Nycticorax gardeni. 
$ 
. 
Night heron . 
April 22, .” 
649 
do . 
9 
do . 
May 18 
650 
Ibis falcinellus. 
$ 
Glossy ibis. 
„ 18 
651 
Machetes pugnax . 
9 
Ruff. 
)) .. • 
„ 15 
652 
Tringa subarquata . 
J 
” 
76 
Curlew sandpiper .. 
» ... 
9 
653 
„ minuta. 
9 
** 
Little stint. 
55 ... 
55 13, ... 
654 
Glareola torauata . 
$ 
” 
Collared pratincole 
April 28, 
655 
Urex pratensis. 
9 
” 
Landrail.. 
May 7, 
656 
,, porzana . 
$ 
Spotted crake . 
April 28, 
657 
„ do . 
9 
” 
74 
do . 
May 9, , 
658 
Larus tridactvlus . 
o 
” 
1 
Kittiwake gull . 
Feb. 3, 
659 
„ IUSCUS. 
$ 
” 
72 
Lesser blackbacked trull 
May 9, ... 
660 
„ do . 
o 
4 
do ......’ 
Mar. 3, 
661 
Sterna leucoptera . 
? 
» . 
White-winged black tern... 
May 15, ... 
Presented ly Lieut . Gye, R.A. 
662 | Opistolophus chavaria ...| I Paraguay, i ... I Chaja Screamer.j 
Insects from India, presented ly Lieut. Hime, R.A. 
Diurnal Lepidoptera. 172 
Nocturnal do. 140 
Coleoptera . 48 
Orthoptera. 6 
Hemiptera . 15 
Neuroptera. 6 
