128 CORVID^. 
remember one nest^ the date of which I have mislaid ; but it 
was taken near Utrera during the month of March. 
179. CoRVus coRNiXj Linn. The Hooded Crow. 
Not recorded from the Moorish side of the Straits. Mr. 
Saunders mentions the Hooded Crow as having been met with 
in Andalucia ; but I never fell in with one or saw an authentic 
specimen. I noticed one in a museum at Seville; but upon 
inquiry'' it proved to be from France ; so, although I have in- 
cluded it in my list, it is necessary to obtain further information 
before considering it even a rare straggler in Andalucia. 
180. CoRvus MONEDULA, Linn. The Jackdaw, 
Mr. Drake mentions having met with the Jackdaw near 
Tetuan, where I did not see it ; nor, indeed, did I find it any- 
where on the African side. Favier also omits the bird from 
his list. Probably, if it occurs, it is, as on the Spanish side of 
the Straits, extremely local, the only locality in which I have 
seen any being the Goto del Rey, near Seville, where, in 1870, 
it was abundant, nesting about the end of April in holes of 
trees, one or two pairs utilizing the roof of the Palacio. 
181. PYRRH0C0RAXGRAcuLus,Linn. The Common Chough. 
Mom^ish. Narrar. Spanish. Graja. 
This species is stated by Favier to be found in large flights 
near Tetuan — a statement I can fully corroborate. I also saw 
a great many about the cliffs of Abyla, or Apes' Hill, opposite 
to Gibraltar. 
In the rocky sierras of Andalucia the common Chough is 
plentiful, particularly about Ubrique. They are, of course, 
resident ; but I am unable to state the time of nidification. 
In this species the bill is the same colour as the legs, viz. 
vermilion. 
182. Pyrrhocorax alpinus, Vieill. The Alpine Chough. 
I have no record of the occurrence of this Chough on the 
African side, though I imagine that I saw it at Apes' Hill, where 
a bird flew so close to me that I thought I could distinguish 
the yellow bill. On the Spanish side it occurs near Granada. 
