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



119. CULOIIOPETA ELATCA 



I obtained, with many nests. It is highly probable that C. cine- 

 rascens {pallida) may also occur near Miilaga. 



120. CiSTicoLA scHCENicoLA. *' Bolsicon/^ " Tin-tin.'* 

 Common and one of the best-known Warblers. It owes its 



first name to the curious purse-shaped form of its nest, and its 

 second to its sharp note. From its short rapid flitting it is also 

 called " Chispita," i. e. " little spark." The variation in the 

 eggs of this bird is remarkable. Of those from four nests now 

 before me, one is a dull shiny white, like that of a miniature 

 R. tithi/s, another palish-blue, like that of Muscicapa luduosa; 

 a third only differs from that of Certhia familiaris in having 

 a somewhat bluish gi'ound ; and a fourth is 'of a lovely blue 

 abundantly blotched with purple. I have never known them to 

 vary in the same nest, though I have been told they sometimes 

 do so, and also that a pink variety is occasionally found. 



121. Aedon GALACTODEs. " Alzacola," " Alzarabo." 

 From its custom of continually opening and raising its tail — 



also "Colirojo" and " Colirubio,'' from its colour. Abundant 

 in spring and summer, breeding in the vineyards, frequently be- 

 tween the leaves of the Cactus, of which the hedges arc composed. 



122. Bradypterus cettii. 



Not uncommon, to judge from the number of nests brought 

 in ; but, from the shy habits of the bird, I have but rarely ob- 

 tained it. 



123. LUSCINIOLA MELANOPOGON. 



The only specimen I ever examined in Spain is in the 

 museum at Valencia ; my search for it at the Albufera and other 

 ])laces was unavailing. 



124. Calamodyta sch(enob.enus. 



Observed in winter on the banks of the Guadaljorce near 

 Malaga ; but it does not breed there. 



125. Calamodyta aquatica. 



This species, with nest and eggs, has been sent to me from 

 the same locality as tho last. 



