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recognised as the same on both sides of the Straits, and it is 

 probable that once the birds of the Riff district in Morocco 

 have been thoroughly gone into, further discoveries will be 

 made^ showing that there is practically no difference between 

 the majority of the birds of the northern Moroccan coast and 

 their representatives on the Spanish side. 



I beg here to acknowledge my indebtedness to Captain 

 W. M. Congreve for his great help in obtaining foi rne 

 specimens of the breeding birds from Almoraima, to the 

 light-keepers at Europa for their many acts of kindness 

 and assistance, and to Mr H. F. Witherby for kindly deter- 

 mining some of the subspecies for me. Mr Wiiherby's 

 remarks on these have been added to the notes, and are 

 enclosed within brackets. 



Of 260 skins brought back, the great majority are in 

 the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh : the others are in 

 Mr. Witherby's collection. 



Corvus corax subsp. 



Breeds fairly commonly. A party of twelve was seen on 

 ploughed land near Laguna de la Janda on 10 December : 

 no specimens were obtained. 



Corvus monedula. 



Not observed. 



Garrulus glandarhis fasciatus, 2 ^ ; 3 ? ; 1 ? 



Plentiful in Almoraima Cork Woods, but not observed in 

 the cork-woods round Algeciras, or in the Sierra lietin to 

 the westward. Specimens obtained in winter had been 

 feeding solely on acorns. The wing-measurements of two 

 males were 188 mm., of three females 172 to 178 mm., being 

 as long as, and not shorter than, typical G. glandarius. 



[There are several differences in a series of the south 

 Spanish form as compared with the typical Jay, but some 

 individuals are difficult to distinguish, and the form cannot 

 be regarded as very well differentiated. The streakino- on 

 the crown is broad and pronounced, but not more so than it is 

 sometimes in the typical bird ; in the centre of the u})per 

 breast is a dark grey patch usually well nuirked, but this is 



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