78 Mr. H. Saunders on the 



fed mountain-streams. Under these conditions the note was 

 often harsh, but the bird was too mueh in view for there to 

 be any mistake about its identity. 



Sylvia cinerea (Bechst.). 



The Whitethroat was generally distributed, from the 

 coast-line up to about 4000 ft. in Catalonia, and 3000 ft. in 

 France. 



Sylvia curruca (L.). 



The Lesser Whitethroat was thoroughly identified by both 

 of us on the way down from La Rhune on June 10th — the 

 first time for the Basque Provinces. 



Sylvia atricapilla (L.). 



Strange to say, we did not see the Blackcap on the 

 Spanish side, nor in the valley of the Ariege, where 

 Mr. Eagle Clarke found it breeding. Our only record is 

 on the road leading to the Vallee du Lys, above Luchon. 



Sylvia orphea, Temm. 



On the way from Figueras to the Gulf of Rosas we caught 

 a glimpse of the Orphean Warbler, and afterwards I thought 

 I heard its note. It was not seen in France, and, still more 

 strange, Sylvia melanocephala, usually conspicuous in the 

 south, was not seen anywhere. Probably the weather made 

 all these Warblers skulk. 



Sylvia hortensis, Bechst. 



The Garden-Warbler was remarkably abundant at Puig- 

 cerda, especially in the trees round the reservoir. 



Regulus cristatus, Koch. 



The Golden-crested Wren was seen at Luchon. We 

 never identified the Fire-crest [R. iyjiicapillus) , which I had 

 often seen near St. Jean-de-Luz in former years. 



Phylloscopus rufus (Bechst.). 



The only place where the ChiflPchaff was identified was 

 at Puigcerda. 



PnyLLoscopus trochilus (L.). 



The Willow-Warbler was common round Puigcerda; the 



