210 Mr. II. Saunders on the Birds of Sotdherti Spain. 



never met with it ; and although I have examined bunches of 

 Thrushes, and Blackbirds without nuuiber, in the markets during 

 my search for Ixos obscurus, yet I never found a single Fieldfare. 



89. TuRuus iLiACus. " Malvis.^' 



Unlike the Fieldfare, the Redwing is almost as abundant in 

 winter as the common Thrush. 



90. Petrocincla cyanea. " Solitario." 



Generally distributed throughout the country. No matter 

 how wild the locality, the Blue Rock-thrush will always be your 

 companion ; and though very shy during the breeding-season, it 

 is by no means so at other times, and I could often have shot spe- 

 cimens. But this I could never bring myself to do ; and it w^ould 

 appear that the Blue Rock-thrush exercises some influence 

 over the usually unimpressionable natives; for I never saw one 

 amongst the bunches of Thrushes &c, either in Spain or Italy, 

 The eggs are difficult to obtain, both from the situation of the 

 nest and from the habit this bird has of making several nests 

 before finally deciding which it means to occupy. The young 

 are prized for the cage, but not to the same extent as in Italy, 

 Malta, and Greece, where fabulous prices are sometimes given 

 for a good songster. 



91. Petrocincla saxatilis. 



In the south I have only observed this species in the Sierra 

 Nevada, where it is abundant. It frequents much higher ground 

 than the preceding, which species it replaces in Aragon. I 

 found a nest in that province, in May, in the side of a gorge, on 

 either hand of which were vineyards. 



92. RUTICILLA PHCENICURA. 



Occurs at Granada in spring, and probably breeds there. 



93. RuTiciLLA TiTHYs. " Colirojo." 



Abundant everywhere, frequenting the towns and villages 

 in autumn and winter, but nesting, so far as my own experience 

 goes, principally in the hills and broken ground. 



94. Cyanecula suECiCA. " Gargantiazul.-" 



Occurs in the spring and autumn migrations. I have speci- 



