CD2 Captain P. W . ]\luiin oj> the [Ibis, 



77. Monticola saxatilis. Rock-Thnisli. 



I (lid not certainly identity this species, hut on 3 April, 

 l'J20, saw a bird which I think must have l)een a Rock- 

 Thrush, in a bare, rocky gorge, flying upwards into the air 

 from its perch on a ridge of rocks, uttering its song, and 

 returning again to the same place. 



Obtained by v. Jordans. 



78. Phoenicurus phcBiiicurus. Redstart. 



Plentiful during the winter, chiefly in the orchards, but 

 few noticed later than March. In Aj)ril 1921 many adult 

 males passed through the district. Some probably remain 

 to breed. 



Obtained by v. Jordans. 



79. Phoenicurus gibraltariensis. Black Redstart. 



Not at all uncommon during the winter, but all had left 

 in March. Adult males occur chiefly in the spring. 

 Obtained by v. Jordans. 



80. Erithacus r. rubecula. Redbreast. 



Very common and universally distributed during the 

 winter. Arriving with the Song-Thrushes in October and 

 leaving with them in April. I think it possible that a few 

 remain to breed. Many are sold in Raima market, with 

 other small birds, for food, and on their arrival in October 

 they are always very fat. 



Observed by v. Jordans. Withcrby states that specimens 

 obtained in October and April belong to the typical form. 



8J. Luscinia megarhyncha. Nightingale. 



Arrives in the district at the beginning of April, ami is 

 very common. It is practically the only bird that sings 

 fearlessly, and may be heard day and night in the planta- 

 tions, patches of bush, and among the pine-wood and also in 

 gardens. They nest in April and May in myrtle and 

 bramble-brakes, as well as in clumps of palmetto, and are 

 particularl}' fond of the thickly-wooded gorges among the 

 hills. 



Observed by v. Jordans. 



