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mens both with the white patch and with the red patch on the 

 throat ; but in the series in the Malaga museum is the finest 

 specimen I ever saw killed in summer, without any spot at all — 

 the throat and breast being of the richest ultramarine, darkening 

 at the lower edge, followed by deep chestnut. 



95. Erithacus rubecula. "Gargantirojo/^ "Pechi-rubio.*' 

 Common in autumn and winter. I was informed at Granada 



that it retired to the high ground to breed ; but I never had its 

 eggs brought to me. 



96. Saxicola (enanthe. 



A regular visitor in autumn and spring. 



97. Saxicola aurita. " Ruiblanca." 



I obtained nest and parent birds at Malaga ; but I do not 

 consider it so abundant in the south as the following species, 

 which, again, it greatly outnumbers in Aragon. The nest usually 

 contains more hair, and is altogether a far neater structure, than 

 that of its congener 



98. Saxicola stapazina. " Ruiblanca,^' " Cagachin." 

 Arrives in March, and is generally distributed throughout 



rugged ground. The remains of the Roman amphitheatre at 

 Italica, near Seville, always contain a nest or two. The eggs, 

 usually five in number, are, as a rule, a trifle smaller than those 

 of the preceding species, but otherwise undistinguishable from 

 them. 



99. Dromol^a leucura. " Ruiblanco,'^ " Culiblanco.^' 

 Abundant in rocky places, arriving earlier than the two pre- 

 ceding species, and breeding in April. Its eggs, of the palest 

 blue or sea-green, distinctly zoned with reddish spots, are, when 

 fresh, the most beautiful of the family. 



100. Pratincola rubicola. " Cagarropes." 

 Abundant throughout the year, and, in spite of the intense 



heat, it remains in the plains to breed. 



101. Pratincola kubetra. 



Is a migrant, and by no means numerous at any time. 



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