Birds of Southern Spain. 397 



272. Anas boschas. " Pato real ;" Valencian, " Colvert." 

 Universally distributed, and very abundant, breeding in the 



" marisma'' and Cotos. 



273. Dafila acuta. 



A winter visitant, and not uncommon. 



274. Mareca PENELOPE. " Pato-silbador.'' 

 Abundant in winter and early spring. 



275. Erismatura mersa. " Malvasia," " Pato-tarro.^' 

 Resident, and common in the lower " marisma," near San 



Lucar, where it breeds, but rare in the vicinity of Seville. 



276. FuLiGULA RUFiNA. Valenciau, " Sivert." 



1 never obtained this bird in the flesh in Andalucia, and am 

 inclined to consider it rare. In the Albufera of Valencia I 

 found it very abundant in 1863 ; and though now sadly reduced 

 in numbers, it w^as the only species of Duck I found there last 

 May. 



277. FuLiGULA ferina. " Cabezon." 



Tolerably abundant; but I cannot say whether it remains to 

 breed in Andalucia, though it certainly used to nest at the 

 Albufera in past years. 



278. FuLiGUA NYROCA. " Pardotc." 



Breeds in the lower marshes of the Guadalquivir, especially 

 near Medina-Sidonia. 



279. FULIGULA cristata. 



I shot one out of a flock of eight at the mouth of the Gua- 

 dalhorce, near Malaga. 



280. Glaucion clangula. 



I observed this species in the market of Malaga in January 

 1868. 



281. CEdemia nigra. 



One specimen observed in the market of Malaga about the 

 same time as the last. 



282. Mergus albellus, "\ ah xi,„,„ „^„„- 



' All three species occur in win- 



283. Mergus mergan.ser, I ter, especially at the Albu- 



284. Mergus serrator. J ^^^'^- 



