98 Mr. A. Cliapman^s Rough Notes 



guese name " Rabo-coelho/' i. e. rabbit-tail, appears a singu- 

 larly haj)py one. 



Porphyrio caruleus was frequently described to me ; but 

 I did not myself meet with it. Felipe found a nest at the 

 end of May. 



Ciconia nigra. Scarce. A pair shot^ right and left^ near 

 Jerez^ in March. 



Puffinus (? sp.) and Stercorarius (?sp.). Ob- 

 served abundantly in the Straits of Gibraltar in March. 



Sulci bassana. Also observed in the Straits and Bay of 

 Trafalgar. On March 29th several were observed in the 

 middle of the Bay of Biscay, Ayiiig northwards. 



Thalassidroma pelagica. Observed abundantly on the 

 coast in autumn, but none in spring. 



The following are a few of the species met with in winter, 

 but which returned north in spring : — 



Mergus serrator. llather numerous. 



Colymhus septentrionalis. Less common. 



Charadrius pluvialis. Abundant. 



Gallmago ccelestis, G. gallinula, Scolojjax rmticula. Com- 

 mon. 



Snipe are very numerous in favourable seasons. From 50 

 to as many as 100 couple are sometimes bagged in a day by 

 two or three guns. Out of 150 shot by myself at Ovar, in 

 Portugal, the proportion of Jacks was 33 to 117 full Snipe. 

 The last shot was on April 8th. Of Woodcock the heaviest 

 bag I heard of in Andalucia was seventeen couple (two guns) ; 

 but this is exceptional. 



Crex pratensis. Scarce. 



Turdus musicus, Sturnus vulgaris, Ant hus pratensis. Com- 

 mon. 



Alauda arvensis. Common. 



Erithacus rubecula. Scarce. 



Motacilla alba. Very abundant, especially in September. 



M. boarula. Less common. 



Corvus cor one. Scarce. 



C frugilegus. Occasional flocks. 



Besides these, many other species are found, notably most of 



