1 92 1.] Bird Notes from Southern Spain. 593 



Delichon urbica urbica. 



Sprinu- migration uncertain, being- masked by local breeding 

 birds. In autumn odtl bii-ds, probably of this race, were seen 

 late August and September. On the 6th of October, they 

 were very plentiful in company with Swallows, and on the 

 16th many hundreds were at Gibraltar. All had gone by 

 21 October. Last seen on 7 Noveml^er. 



Riparia r. riparia. 



Not common. Many crossed Laguna de la Janda phiinon 

 25 A{)ril in company with Swifts. Noted in autumn first on 

 27 September, again seen 6 October, and last on 12 October. 



Eiparia r. rupestris. 1 c? . 



Seen throughout the year. Many passed through on 

 migration 17 to 21 October, On 20 October, at 10 A.M., one 

 struck the telegraph wires over my head and was captured. 

 This bird was in c )nipany with others making their way to 

 the African coast. Its stomach was qaite empty : apparently 

 it had started its journey that morning without hunting for 

 food. 



Dryobates major hispanus. 2 (^ ; 3 ? . 



Found fairly commonly in the cork-woods, and easily 

 obtained in winter wdien associating with Tits ; at other times 

 rather shy. On one occasion ants were found in the stomach, 

 and twice pieces of acorns. 



lynx t. torquilla. 



Seen only once, on 1*J January. 



Micropus apus apus. 1 ($ . 



First seen 2 April, 1919, and in 1920, 29 March. Bred 

 abundantly at Gribraltar. The local birds had mostly gone 

 by 31 Jaly, and only occasional birds were seen after 

 that date. Last observed 17 August. On 25 April, it was 

 seen migrating in large numbers across Laguna de la Janda. 

 There was a steady stream of birds for about two hours in 

 the late forenoon making north across a light easterly wind. 

 From tiie direction of their flight, they must have struck the 

 Spanish coast at Zahara de los Atunes. 



