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eggs, which he described correctly, and which of course he had 

 eaten ; but the majority of the nests, placed in the holes of the 

 sheer precipice, are perfectly inaccessible, so much does the upper 

 part overhang. The Rock-Pigeons {Columba livia), of which 

 there were great numbers, did not show the slightest fear of 

 these Falcons. The fishermen call them " Esparver." 



8. Hypotriorchis suBBUTEo. " Alcotan." 



This species does not appear to be very numerous, though 

 generally distributed. Lord Lilford informed me that it was 

 certainly nesting in the pine woods of Coria in May ; and this 

 year I received the eggs from that locality. 



9. Hypotriorchis jEsalon. 

 Not uncommon in winter, 



10. Erythropus vespertinus. 



This occasional visitor is more often obtained on the eastern 

 coast than elsewhere; but years often elapse without a specimen 

 being seen. I never met with it during any of my visits. 



11. TiNNUNCULUs ALAUDARius. " Cemicalo," " Pi'imiUa.^^ 

 Abundant everywhere, breeding in great numbers in the woods, 



as well as in the crevices of old buildings, especially churches. 

 I fancy that there is either an intermediate race, or that this 

 species and T. cenchris interbreed, as I took a white-clawed bird 

 off hard-set eggs in the Cathedral of Seville on May 16th, when 

 the latter had scarcely begun to lay its very distinct eggs ; in 

 length of wing this female is identical with specimens from 

 other localities. 



12. TiNNUNcuLus CENCHRIS. " Primilla." 



The majority arrive in March and April ; but some remain in 

 Andalucia all the winter. The birds swarm about old buildings ; 

 and hundreds may be seen any summer's evening in Seville 

 hovering round the statue of Faith which crowns the Giralda. 

 It is a somewhat late breeder; for on the 16th of May I had 

 difficulty in obtaining a complete clutch of eggs. 



13. Elanus melanopterus. 



A rare visitant, of which I possess an adult male shot near 



