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56. Garrulus glandarius (Linn.). 



The Jay is common everywhere on the Freucli side from 

 the forests of the foot-hills to the last stunted beech-scrub 

 below the snows of Gavarnie, where we took fresh eggs on 

 June 6th within a few yards of the timber-line (5600 feet). 

 I cannot recall seeing it across the frontier, nor can my 

 companions. 



57. Pica rustica (Scop.). 



The same remarks apply to the Magpie. We found young- 

 birds on the wing early in June on the rocks above Gavarnie 

 (5100 feet) , We have no recollection of it on the Spanish, side. 



58. CoRvus coRONE, Liuu. 



Carrion-Crovrs w^ere feeding young birds in an inaccessible 

 nest in the wooded gorge above Eaux-Bonnes on May 25th, 

 We also saw Crows at St. Sauveur and in Valle de Ara, but 

 nowhere observed Hooded Crows or the hybrid birds which 

 are so common in Tyrol. 



59. CoRvus coRAXj Linn. 



I did not find "^les grands corbeaux des montagnes^' com- 

 mon in the Central Pyrenees. We recognized them at Eaux- 

 Bonnes, at St. Sauveur, and on the Pic du Midi de Bigorre, 

 where they were misbehaving themselves sadly. Because 

 the Griffons would not allow^ them a cut in at a dead sheep 

 they wantonly annoyed a fine Imperial Eagle, who had 

 apparently eaten all he could carry and only wanted to be 

 let alone. The Ravens attacked him out of pure wantonness, 

 driving the magnificent old fellow from one seat to another, 

 until a plucky little Peregrine, who, not caring for high 

 mutton, took up the case on public grounds and beat 

 off the Ravens as nuisances. Indeed, he would take no 

 denial, and could have thrashed half a dozen, as I once saw a 

 single Peregrine do near the Lizard. Up, up he went, 

 light as a rising bubble, turned over and stooped upon the 

 nearest Raven with the rush of a cricket-ball. After two or 

 three near brushes the aggressors made off complaining. 

 AquUa adalherti settled on the bare ground and resumed his 

 interrupted siesta. 



