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Of AcciriTiiit ciADAii (Daiul.), the ' Little rcMl-hillod Hawk,' 

 for Avliicli I niado .special enquiry, I could hear notliing; 

 indeed, Professor du Bocage, to whom the species was wc^ll 

 known as an inhabitant of Africa, assured me that it had 

 never been seen in Portugal. 



15. *\\IiLVUS ICTINUS (Sav.), 'Kite,' MUliafrc^ MlUiano. 



The double local name again marks pretty clearly the 

 abundance of the bird which is thus honoured ; and I met 

 with this graceful species in Alemtejo and Estremadura. 



I did not see my old Egyptian friends, Milvus Migrans 

 (Bodd.) and M. iEGYPXius (Gmel.), though both are said to 

 occur occasionally in Portugal ; they do not however appear 

 in the Museums. 



IC. j*P]LANUS CERULEUS (Desfontj, 'Black-winged Kite.' 



Professor du Bocage pointed out to me, as a more recent 

 addition to the Museum since the publication of liis cata- 

 logue, a fine specimen of this beautiful little bird, wdnch he 

 said was the only one known to have occurred in Portugal, 

 and he considered it to be a most valuable acquisition to the 

 national collection. 



17. *BuTEO VULGARIS (Bcchst.), ' Commou Buzzard,' Tartn- 



ranhao. 

 Once only did I see this bird ; but it is reported to be 

 extremely common. 



18. fCiRCUS 7ERUGIN0SUS (Linn.), 'Marsh Harrier.' 



This is the only representative of the genus which I found 

 in the Lisbon ^luseum ; neither did I meet with any of 

 them, though all our three British species are said to be 

 occasionally found in Portugal. Of C. Sw^ainsoni, (A. Smith,) 

 I could hear nothing. 



[19. Circus ciNERACEUs (Mont.), ' Montagu's Harrier.' 



Common. There are specimens in the Lisbon Mu- 

 seum from Cintra and from Alemtejo.] 



20. tBuBO Maximus (Flem.), ' Eagle Owl,' Bufo^ Cornjao. 

 Said to be common in the mountains. 



