noted that only in the case of birds locally distributed as breeders are the counties where they have nested recorded.
We may conclude by stating that in Southern Switzerland and Northern Italy a marked dearth of bird-life prevails. This may in part be accounted for. Hundreds of small passerine birds are killed off for the markets. In Como and other districts Greenfinches, Robins, &c, were seen in the market-places plucked and prepared for table use.
Some References to Birds observed in Switzerland.
(a) Aplin, O.V.—"Birds seen in Switzerland" ('Zoologist,' 1892, pp. 3–14).
(b) Benson, C.W.—"Ornithological Notes from Lake Lucerne" ('Zoologist,' 1893, p. 432); "The Birds of the Riffelalp" (1898, p. 506).
(c) Playne, H.C.—"Ornithological Notes from the Alps" ('Zoologist,' 1893, p. 308).
(d) Sclater, P.L.—"The Birds of the Riffelalp, Canton Valais, Switzerland" ('Zoologist,' 1898, pp. 474–76).
