398 Mr. H. Saunders on the 



285. Pelecanus crispus. 



Specimens have been obtained at Valencia and in the Balearic 

 Islands; and if my memory does not deceive me, there are 

 examples in the museums of Malaga and Jerez. Of course, its 

 occurrence so far west is rare. 



286. Phalacrocorax CARBO. "Cuervo marine .^^ 

 Generally distributed along the coast and rivers in winter. 



287. Phalacrocorax graculus. 



This was the only species of Cormorant which I found breed- 

 ing at the island of Dragonera, where I shot an adult for iden- 

 tification. The water was alive with young birds, which are, I 

 believe, the P. desmaresti of Payraudeau. 



288. SULA BASSANA. 



I observed great numbers of this species fishing off Cape 

 Trafalgar in December. 



289. Sterna caspia. 



Occasionally obtained at the mouth of the Guadalquivir, but 

 is more abundant on the east coast, according to Guirao. 



290. Sterna anglica. 



Abundant in the " marisma," breeding at the mouth of the 

 Guadalquivir, and many other places. 



.291. Sterna CANTiACA. 



Tolerably abundant along the coast, breeding at the mouth 

 of the Ebro, also on the shores of the Mar Menor, near Carta- 

 gena. 



292. Sterna affinis. 



Of this Tern I have recently obtained a specimen shot off 

 Gibraltar. 



293. Sterna fluviatilis. 



Abundant on some parts of the coast, especially on the Mar 

 Menor, where it breeds, probably its southern breeding-limit ; 

 for I did not find any of its eggs amongst a collection sent up 

 from a locality near San Lucar apparently well suited to its 

 habits, nor did I observe it off Huelva at the end of May. 



