1921.] Birds of A Inidia , Majorca. 677 



1. Corvus corax hispanus. Raven. 



A common resident. A good many nest in the crags of 

 the peninsida of Alcudia, preferring inland siuiations among 

 the hills to the cliffs of the coast. Several pairs sometimes 

 nest in the same neighl)ourhood ; in one gorge on 22 March, 

 1920, I found two nests on bluffs about 100 yards apart, one 

 of which contained young ones, and on the other the bird 

 was sitting and refused to move. The first nest was on an 

 open shelf of rock and the other in a small cavern, and 

 though not easily accessible, both nests could be seen into 

 from the adjoining hillsides. In 1921 one only of these nests 

 was occupied. In another range of cliffs three pairs were 

 nesting not far from each other. They frequently associate 

 in the winter in considerable flocks, and I have seen 

 assemblies of from twenty to fifty individuals attracted by 

 some common food. 



Obtained by v. Jordans, who distinguishes this subs})ecies 

 from C. c. tingitanus and C. c. sardus. 



2. Corvus corone. Oarrion-(!row. 



3. Corvus cornix. Hooded Crow. 



Included in v. Jordans' list ; but though both these 

 species may occur on migration (and Gosse thought he saw 

 a Carrion-(Jro\v in 1911), no specimen has yet been obtained, 

 nor have they been found to nest in the island. 



4. Corvus frugilegus. Kook. 



Included by v. Jordans on Barcelo's authority. I have 

 never seen this species in the island, but Gosse has noticed 

 it. There is no reason why it should not occur on passage. 



5. Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax. Chough. 



included by v. Jordans on the authority of Barcelo. 



6. Sturnus vulgaris. Starling. 



Starlings only frequent the district in the winter and 

 early spring. In 1919-20 a few small parties frequented 

 Albufera and neighbourhood up to the middle of March, 

 but in 1920-21 vast flocks were found in many parts of the 

 island. It is included in v. Jordans' list. 



