212 Mr. H. Saunders on the Birds of Southern Spain. 



102. Accentor alpinus. " Serrano." 



I observed the Alpine Accentor in the Sierra Nevada; and a 

 friend who this year ascended the Picacho de la Veleta, found it 

 extremely abundant there. Mr, J. H. Gurney, jun., informs me 

 that he saw one clinging to the masonry outside the signal- 

 station at Gibraltar in December. 



103. Accentor modularis. 



Tolerably common in winter. iVs I never had an egg brought 

 to me which resembled that of this bird, I conclude it goes 

 north to breed. 



104. Sylvia hortensis, and 



105. Sylvia atricapilla. 



Occur in the autumn and spring passage ; the latter species, 

 being the more abundant, probably breeds in the higher region. 



106. Sylvia orphea. 



Abundant in spring, breeding in May. About three nests 

 out of five contain one egg almost as large as that of the Wood- 

 chat, and also one rather smaller than the average. 



107. Sylvia cinerea. 



Occurs in winter ; and some remain to breed ; but the majority 

 retire to cooler latitudes. 



108. Sylvia curruca. 



Abundant in winter and early spring, but does not remain to 

 breed. 



109. Sylvia conspicillata. 



Abundant in spring, and breeds at Gibraltar and many other 

 places, preferring gardens and scrub-covered ground to olive- 

 plantations or vineyards. I also found it on the mud flats at the 

 mouth of the Ebro. 



110. Sylvia subalfina 



I observed on the scrub-covered hills near Murcia, but not else- 

 where ; it is, however, an unostentatious bird, and may easily 

 escape notice. 



