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which latter grows frequently seven or eight feet high ; a 

 Lyux) in ]\Ioorish "Oud-al" — Felis caracal, I believe) and the 

 Jackal are also to be found there, though the former but 

 rarely. In the more open country are fouud the Ichneumon, 

 Fox, Genet, and Barbary Mouse, whilst the Otter is common 

 near the rivers and on the rocky coast. Towards the interior 

 occur the Leopard, Hysena, and Lion, as well as several species 

 of Antelope. Land- and Water-Tortoises are also very common. 



As a rule the Moors are not of much use for collecting. 

 They are keen sportsmen and indefatigable hunters, but they look 

 upon the shooting of small birds as beneath their dignity, and 

 cannot understand why so much trouble should be taken for a, 

 to them, useless object. Yet when they see one anxious to 

 obtain any particular specimen, they will do all they can to 

 help, and with a little trouble they would make invaluable assis- 

 tants. They are so quick-sighted that they will constantly 

 detect Partridges or Hares crouching in a thick palmetto-bush, 

 where it is often very difficult to see them even when one knows 

 that they are there. For information about many of the birds 

 I am indebted to Mr. Green, Her Majesty^s Consul at Tetuan. 

 I am also largely indebted to Sir J. H. Drummond-Hay, Her 

 Majesty's Minister in Morocco, for very many acts of hospitality 

 and kindness, among others for having procured for me with 

 great trouble the specimen of the large Bustard mentioned 

 below. 



VuLTUR FULVus, Linn. Common at Tetuan. I saw several 

 towards the end of March, and I believe that some remain there 

 all the winter. 



Neophron percnopterus (Linn,). " Sew." Common. 

 Breeds near Tetuan. Passes over Tangier in a northerly di- 

 rection, when there is a strong easterly wind, about March 15 to 

 20. I saw one that was shot on March 4th about twenty miles 

 west of Tangier. 



Aquila chrysaetus (Linn.). Breeds at Tetuan, though in 

 no great numbers. 



Aquila bonellii (Temm.). Breeds at Tetuan sometimes, 

 and also at Cape Spartel. 



