1921.] Bird Notes from Soutliern Spain. 581 



[These Great Tits and a series from Portuo-al appear to me 

 intermediate between Parus m. major and P. m. excelsus, but 

 are perhaps nearer the latter race. The white w^edge on the 

 outer tail-feathers is more restricted in the majority than in 

 P. m. major, and the colour of the mantle is darker and like 

 P. m. excelsus ; on the other hand, the outer webs of the inner 

 secondaries are not so grey as in P. m. excelsus nor are the 

 underparts so bright a yellow. The bills are, on the whole, 

 larger than in P. m. major and like P. m. excelsus, while the 

 wings of fourteen males measure 72-77 mm., or about the 

 same as in P. m. major, namely, 73-79. — H. F. W.] 



Parus cseruleus harterti. 9 <$ . 



Abundant in the cork-woods. Breeds also at Gibraltar, 

 apparently an extension of its range since Irby's time. 



[I have compared these with a large series from Portugal 

 (P. c. harterti Tratz, type-locality Oportoj and find them to 

 be the same. This form is very near P. c. ogliastra\ but the 

 mantle is darker and more bluish-green. The wings of 

 the series measure : males 57-65 mm,, females 57-62. — 

 H.F.W.] 



Parus cristatus weigoldi. 6 (T ; 2 ? ; 2 juv. 

 Abundant in Ahnoraima Woods and not uncommon behind 

 Algeciras, but not observed in the Retin Hills. 



[This form was described by Tratz from Portugal, and 

 I have compared this series with a series from Portugal. 

 They are intermediate in colour between P. c. scoticus and 

 mitratus, the colour of the upper- parts being not quite so 

 dark as in P. c. scoticus, and having in some examples a slight 

 rusty tinge on the rump, cheeks, and underparts, while in 

 others the underparts are even whiter than in P. c. scoticus. 

 The wings of the whole series measure : males 60-63, females 

 57-60 nun, ; this is smaller even than P. c. scoticus. — 

 H.F.W.] 



JEgithalus caudatus irbii. 1 cJ ; 3 ? . 



Only observed in the neighbourhood of the Long Stables 

 at Almoraima. Wings measure : male 58, three females 55- 

 56 mm. 



