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and the light-keeper at the Dragonera informed me that, thougli 

 he had picked up scores of Starlings and other birds merely 

 stunned by dashing against the lantern at night, he had never 

 found a "Tordo" whose cranium was not absolutely smashed. 

 The eggs exactly resemble those of the former species. 



171. Pastor roseus. 



A rare visitant, though it has several times occurred on the 

 east coast, and once near Seville. 



172. Oriolus galbula. "Oropendola." 



Abundant in spring and summer, resorting in Andalucia to 

 the thickest pine-woods for shelter from the sun, whence it ap- 

 pears rarer than it really is. I found one nest, which the natives 

 considered the very " blue riband " of birds-nesting, and were 

 quite surprised at my want of enthusiasm. 



173. Pvrrhocorax graculus. " Graja.^' 



Abundant in the mountain-districts, especially at the back of 

 the Sierra Nevada, where it appeared to be more numerous than 

 the following species. 



174. Pyrrhocorax alpinus. " Graja,'' " Cucala." 



Also found in similar localities as the last, frequenting, how- 

 ever, higher ground. I obtained specimens of both species. 



175. CORVUS MONEDULA. 



I found this a very local species. Though abundant in the 

 Cotos, where it breeds in hollow trees, I never saw it again till 

 1869, when I noticed a pair near Aranjuez ; and pointing them 

 out to Agapito, Lord Lilford's former assistant, he remarked 

 that he did not know the bird at all. 



176. CoRVUs coRAX. "Cuervo," "Grajo.'^ 



Abundant and resident throughout the country, breeding in 

 rocks or on trees indiscriminately. In Majorca this species, 

 elsewhere so wary, is as tame as our Rooks are with ploughmen, 

 and may be seen stalking about in pairs after the peasants who 

 are working in the olive-plantations. 



177. CoRVUs coRONE. " Grajillo." 



Tolerably abundant, and resident throughout the year. 



