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Calandrella brachydactyla (LeisL). 



The Short-toed Lark has much the same distribution as 

 the last species in the Caraargue, being confined to the 

 wastes, but is not so abundant. It also occurs in the Crau, 

 where the Sky-Lark was not observed. 



Melanocory'pha calandra (Linn.). 



The Calandra Lark was only once observed in the 

 Camargue — on the waste to the north-east of Saintes Maries 

 on the 16th of May. One was seen at L'Eysselle, near 

 St. Louis. It was fairly common, however, on the reclaimed 

 lands of the Crau which were under grass. 



Pica rustica (Scop.). 



The Magpie was singularly abundant throughout the 

 Camargue, even in the south, where it nested commonly in 

 the low tamarisk-trees scattered over the wastes and 

 among the sandhills bordering the Mediterranean. It was 

 also very common in the country around Aries. 



CoRvus coRONE, Linn. 



This species was frequently observed on the sea-shore at 

 Saintes Maries, which it visits, no doubt, for the sake of offal 

 cast out by the fishermen. The breeding-place of these 

 Carrion-Crows was found to lie a few miles to the west in 

 the Petite Camargue, where in a small pine-wood, flourishing 

 on slightly elevated sandy ground, we saw a number of their 

 nests. This bird seems to be thinly scattered along the sea- 

 board of the French Mediterranean region, for I saw several 

 hanging about an encampment of sardine fishermen on the 

 coast near the Spanish frontier in May 1889 {cf. Ibis, 1889, 

 p. 548). 



Cypselus Apus (Linn.). 



The Swift was abundant but local in the districts visited, 

 for haunts suited for brooding purposes were few and far 

 between. It was quite common at Saintes Maries in the 

 Camargue, where the old cathedral harboured many pairs. 

 In Aries the numerous ruined edifices, Avhich bear testimony 

 to the ancient grandeur of the town, afford innumerable 



