Page:The Zoologist, 4th series, vol 1 (1897).djvu/284

256 Muscicapa atricapilla.—I saw two among the olive trees near Ajaccio.

Hirundo rustica; Chelidon urbica.—Common.

Cotile rupestris.—On two occasions, when high up in the mountains, I had glimpses of birds which I feel sure must have been of this species.

Carduelis elegans.—Very common in the lower parts of the island. They were in flocks, as though they had not paired. I one day saw more than twelve bathing together in a stream—a most beautiful sight.

Serinus hortulanus.—These birds were as abundant in the higher ground as the Goldfinches were in the lower. They too were in flocks, singing and calling to each other all over the mountain slopes. The yellow rump is conspicuous when the bird is flying.

Ligurinus chloris.—Common.

Coccothraustes vulgaris.—I saw a small boy sitting in a village street plucking a dead Hawfinch, but did not meet with the bird alive.

Passer domesticus.—I only saw a few.

P. italiæ.—Abundant.

Fringilla coelebs.—Common; their songs seemed to me much more varied than they are in this country.

Linota cannabina.—Common.

Emberiza miliaria.—Common about the lower ground.

E. cirlus.—Very common indeed on the mountain slopes; I have never seen them so numerous elsewhere.

Alauda cristata.—Common.

Sturnus unicolor.—I saw one flock near the east coast.

Garrulus glandarius.—Fairly common.

Corvus cornix.—Common, especially by the sea-coast.

C. corax.—Common.

Cypselus apus.—Seen first on April 19th.

C. melba.—Seen on April 10th, but not again.