Identifier: aviculturalmagaz103avic (find matches)
Title: The Avicultural magazine
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Avicultural Society
Subjects: Aviculture Birds Cage birds
Publisher: (Ascot, Berkshire, etc., Avicultural Society, etc.)
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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mn should be undertaken if migration is the principal object of investigation. It had always struck me from studying the map of Western Europethat the Balearic group would prove to be a good place to watch birdmigration, and my hurried journey of three weeks confirmed thisbelief. Unfortunately the War prevented me going again, and now,when I should like to continue and complete the work 1 commencedin 1914, circumstances prevent me from doing so. It is surprising to me that these very accessible islands have beenso long neglected by ornithologists ; but it appears that this neglect isnow over, as Mr. H. F. Witherby has been there this summer, and I hearof several other ornithologists who are making arrangements to gothere shortly. I have to thank Mr. Ogilvie-Grant for kindly looking over thesixty-five skins I brought back, and Mr. David Bannerman for revisingthese notes from material in the Natural History Museum. Some ofthe specimens are still under examination by Mr. Bannerman at the
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To face p. 244. .-)// Old Anstndiaii Bird-lover—Tlie Colour Qucation 245 British Museum, but when any doul)t of the correct name exists thishas, I hope, been made clear in the text. Ill the following list those species wliich 1 did not actually obtainare named binomially, as in islands such as the Balearic group,which lie in the direct line of migration of so many European birds,it is often impossible to state exactly which particular race occurs,unless the bird is obtained and examined critically. Those species of which I obtained specimens are marked with anasterisk, and the skins may be seen in the National Collection. Systematic List CorvHS coroHC.—A few Carrion Crows were seen in the Island ofIviza, and what was probably one in ^lallorca. Corvusfrugik-gus.—The Rook is fairly plentiful in jMallorca, thoughno nests were seen ; it also occurs in Iviza. Sturnus vulgaris.—The Starhng was chiefly noticeable by itsabsence. Beyond seeing some in Palma City, only one other wasobse

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