438 Mr. C. F. Tyrwhitt Drake on the Birds of 



Calandrella brachydactyla (Leisl.). On the open 

 plains. 



Sturnus vulgaris, Linn. Uncommon. 



Sturnus unicolor, Marm. More common at Tetuan that 

 at Tangier. 



CoRVUs corax, Linn. 



Very common. 



CoRvus coRONE, Linu. 



CoRVUs MONEDULA, Linn. 1 Seen in large flocks together, 

 Fregilus graculus (Linn.). J but only at Tetuan. 



Pica mauritanica, Malh. Rabat. 



CoLUMBA PALUMBUS, Linn. T saw a few flights in March. 



CoLUMBA LiviA, Linn. Common on the coast. 



Caccabis petrosa (Gmel.). "El Hajel." Very common 

 everywhere. 



CoTURNix COMMUNIS, Bonu. " Soumeua." Arrives at Tetuan 

 in March, but at Tangier not till April. Breeds. 



Pterocles arenarius (Pall.). 



,,. , . "El Koudri." Rabat. 

 Pterocles alchata (Lmn.). 



TuRNix sylvatica (Desf.). Seems to be tolerably common. 



PoRZANA MARUETTA (Lcach). I shot two at Martine, 

 March 23rd. They are more freckled with white than Euro- 

 pean specimens. 



PoRZANA PYGM^A (Naum.). Rare. 



PoRPHYRio HYACiNTHiNUS, Tcmm. Fouud Occasionally in 

 the marshes, and, I believe, breeds there. 



Gallinula chloropus (Linn.).l ^^*^ ^^'^ ^"^ ^^^^^i* ^n the 



y lakes west of Tangier ; but 



FuLiCA atra, Linn. I t jm *. i^- 



' J 1 did not see any myself. 



ScoLOPAX RUSTicoLA, Linn. " Sou-mirh." Common in 

 winter. 



Gallinago scolopacinus, Bp. " Boom-en-ar." Common. 



