220 MEDITERRANEAN NOTES 



Pratincola rudkola, Erithacus rubecula, Phylloscopus minor. Ph. trochilus, 

 Cettia cettii, Cisticola cursitans, Motacilla alba, M.flava, Anthus pratensis, 

 Hirundo rustica, Chdidon urbica, Cottle riparia, Carduelis clegans? 

 Serinus hortulanus, Passer domesticus, P. salkicoltis, Fringilla Calebs, 

 Linota cannabina, Emberiza miliaria, Galerita cristata, Alauda arvensis, 

 Calandrella (sp. ?), Melanocorypha calandra, Sturnus vulgaris, Cyano- 

 pica cooki, Corvus corax, Upnpa epops, Phalacrocorax carbo, Ardea 

 cinerea, Ardea bubulcus, Ciconia alba, Anser ferus. Anas boscas, A. 

 clypeaia, A. crecca, A. acuta, Mareca penelope, Pterocles arenarius, 

 Pt. alchata, Coturnix communis, Rallus atjiiaticus, Gallinula chloropus. 

 Grits cinerats, Otis tarda, O. tetrax, CEdiciieinus crepitans, Chara- 

 drius pluvialis, yEgialitis cantiana, y£. hiaticula, Vanellus cristatus, 

 Scolopax gallinago, Tringa alpina, T. minuta, Totanus hypoleuctis, 2. 

 calidris, T. glottis, Ntimenius pkceopus, N. arquatus. Sterna (sp. ?), 

 Larus ridibundtis, L. canus, L. leucophaus, L. fuscus, L. marinus, 

 Lestris (sp. ?), Piiffinits (two sp. ?), Alca tarda, Lomvia (sp. ?), 

 Fratercula arctica." 



San Luc^^r de Barrameda 



^'February \<)th. A most lovely morning. In the 

 steam launch tor San Lucar about 9.45. Very pleasant 

 run ; read a good deal of Spain and the Spaniards by 

 Azamat Batuk. Saw vast numbers of geese and wigeon^ 

 and six sheldrakes {Tadorna cornuta), and two grey 

 plovers {^Sqiiatanla helvetica), both species new to our 

 present list of birds seen in Andalucia. Arrived at ban 

 Lucar at 3.25 p.m." 



Cadiz to Gibraltar 



" February 24th. Fine bright morning. As it did not 

 seem to blow so hard we started about 8.20 a.m. tor 

 Gibraltar ; met a very heavy sea and fresh breeze outside,. 



