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the vicinity of houses and cultivation. They nest about the 
end of April. 
206. FuLiCA ATRA, Linn. The Common Coot_, or Bald 
Coot. 
Moorish. El Ghor {Favier). Spanish. Mancon. 
" This Coot is resident near Tangier, but is not very 
numerous, often consorting with Fulica cristata. Some are 
migratory, passing northwards during the months of January 
and February, and returning in August and September.^' — 
Favier. 
I found the common Coot abundant near Tetuan in 
March ; and it is a common bird on the Spanish side, parti- 
cularly in winter, when very large flocks appear. It nests 
about the middle of April in all large swamps, particularly at 
the Laguna de la Janda, where, though the nests are nume- 
rous, it is almost impossible to see the birds, owing to the 
density of the grass and rushes, 
207. FuLicA CRISTATA, Liuu. The Red-lobed or Crested 
Coot. 
" This bird is both resident and migratory near Tangier. 
Those which migrate return from the north in September. 
The nest and eggs resemble those of Fulica atra, with which 
species they associate, but are much more numerous." — 
Favier. 
This Coot breeds at Ras Doudra in numbers about the 20th 
of April; and, as above mentioned, the eggs are not to be dis- 
tinguished from those of the common Coot (F. atra) ; so, 
unless the bird be snared on the nest, the eggs cannot be said 
to be identified. I never saw this species in Andalucia, 
where, however, it is stated to occur, and doubtless is met 
with further eastward, as 1 have seen specimens at Granada 
marked as Spanish. I should prefer to call this species the 
Red-lobed Coot, as it certainly is not crested, being in all 
respects similar to the common Coot (F. at7'a) except that it 
has two red lobes on the white frontal patch. 
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