XX CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XIV. 



JOURNEY HOME BY LAND. page 



The direct way to France by no means sti-aight — Our intentions to 

 return by Zamora overthrown— Rail due south— Busaco — Engine 

 breaks down and delays us two hours — Elvas — Badajoz and its 

 siege — Merida and its Roman remains— Comparison between Spain 

 and Portugal and their respective inhabitants — Ciudad Reale — 

 Madrid and its Museu i?ea/— Biarritz— The Landes— Bordeaux- 

 Paris — Home 168 



CHAPTER XV. 



THE BIRDS OF PORTUGAL. 



Portuguese ornithology hitherto overlooked — Portugal a very pro- 

 mising field for the ornithologist— Varieties in size and colour of 

 many well-known species — Museums of Lisbon and Coimbra — Dr. 

 Suche and Professor Barbosa du Bocage — Catalogue of birds seen, 

 with Portuguese names, and occasional observations . . . 183 



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