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the ground. This nest agreed precisely with some hundreds 

 of Fieldfares' nests whieh he and I found in Norway, though 

 placed lou'er than most. Had I found it at home I should 

 have thought it an unusually low-placed nest of a Missel- 

 Thrush though that bird occasionally builds as low and 

 lower. It was empty, but ready for eggs. On revisiting 

 this nest a week later we found its lining pulled out, 

 apparently the misdeed of Jays which were nesting near. 

 We saw no more of the Fieldfare. A second nest, like the 

 first in position and materials, but a year older, was in the 

 same copse ; both nests were of the materials and architecture 

 usual Avith the Fieldfare (and Missel-Thrush), very weighty 

 and solidly constructed. 



The only other species of Turdus seen in the district (not 

 near these nests) was the Ring-Ouzel. I fear that I have 

 left the question as to Fieldfares breeding in the Pyrenees 

 where it stood before. 



5. MONTICOLA SAXATILIS (LiuU.). 



A male Rock -Thrush in full plumage observed on St. Savin 

 above Gravarnie on June 17th. There is a difference in the 

 habits of this and the Blue Rock-Thrush which I cannot 

 remember having seen noticed by anyone but ]\Ir. Seebohm, 

 I. e. in their manner of singing. 31. cyanus, I think, in- 

 variably sings seated; he will fly round, "^ checking " like a 

 a cock Blackbird, for half an hour in the sunset before 

 roosting, but for what may be called his song he selects the 

 highest pinnacle handy. The song of M. savatilis, on the 

 other hand, is sometimes delivered on the wing, the artist 

 flying to and fro in short undulating turns along the face 

 of some wooded cliiff (such as St. Salvador at Lugano), 

 pouring out a continuous and varied song of great beauty. 

 Under such circumstances, passing and repassing close 

 beneath one's eyes, he is indeed a handsome bird. 



A clutch of eggs in the collection at Eaux-Bonnes are 

 labelled as taken in the district. 



G. CiNCLus AQUATicus, Bechst. 



A Dipper of some sort is common on the mountain-streams 



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