18-i Mr. W. C. Tait on the Birds of Portugal. 



" Furabogalhos/' Penafiel ; '' Chincharavelha/' Caldas do 

 Gerez. 



Common and resident ; a pair nested in my garden-wall. 



50. Parus cristatus, Linn. 



Resident and common in the north of Portugal, chiefly in 

 the pine-woods on the mountain-sides. A pair nested near 

 Oporto in the hollow branch of an oak tree, from which I had 

 previously taken the eggs of Gecinus sharpii. According to 

 Dr. Carvalho it is not rare in the neighbourhood of Coimbra. 



51. SiTTA c^siA. " Trepadeira azul," Penafiel; '^ Cara- 

 pito/' Traz os Montes ; " Alhorca/' Melres ; " Batoco/' 

 Abrantes. 



Resident and common in some places, but very local ; few 

 are seen in the immediate neighbourhood of Oporto. 



52. Certhia FAMiLiARis, Liuu. " Trepadeira/' Oporto; 

 " Subideira/^ Cerva and Celorico de Balto ; " Serigaita,'^ 

 Penafiel. 



Resident and very common. Sings its few notes in January, 

 February, and March. Having had no opportunity of com- 

 paring specimens, I do not know whether the variety of this 

 country be C. hrachydactyla, as is probable. 



53. TicHODROMA MURARiA (Linn.). 



Resident, but only twice observed. The first specimen ob- 

 tained in Portugal was from the Serra do Zorro, near Coimbra, 

 in the autumn of 1880, according to Dr. Manoel Paulino 

 d'Oliveira ; and Mr. Adolph Moller saw another in the Serra 

 d'Estrella. 



54. Troglodytes parvulus, Koch. " Carriya,'^ all over 

 Portugal. 



Resident and abundant. I have heard this bird's song in 

 every month of the year, but seldom during the cold months 

 of November, December, and January, and less than usual 

 during July and August. In spring it sings so vigorously 

 that it seems as though it would crack its throat, and it is 

 surprising what a volume of sound can come from so small a 



