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Alauda cristata. 



The Crested Lark was seen at Prades, and^ as might be 

 expected, it was common on the low ground in Catalonia. 



Alauda brachydactyla, Leisler. 



The Short-toed Lark was noticed between Figueras and 

 Rosas. 



Cypselus apus (L.). 



Swifts were plentiful at Quillan on April t30th; also in 

 Catalonia up to Puigcerda. We remarked upon their absence 

 at Ax, but lower down the Ariege we saw some at Tarascon, 

 and at less elevations the species was common. 



Cypselus melba (L.). 



Far above the Common S^nifts at Tarascon, I saw a 

 couple of Alpine Swifts for a few moments, and I think it 

 probable that a pair or two nest in the detached clock-tower 

 of Saint Michel, an old building with projecting eaves open 

 below, and just suited to the habits of this bird. 



Iynx torquilla, L. 



Seen at Forges d^Orlu, near Ax, May 27th. 



Gectnus viridis (L.). 



The Green Woodpecker was seen at Ax; at Argel^s- 

 Gazost it was plentiful. 



We did not see the Black Woodpecker, but it is uu- 

 doubtedly found above Ax. In the Vallee de Lys, above 

 Luchon, we saw many holes in the spruce-firs which could 

 not have been made by any smaller species. 



Upupa epops, L. 



Seen between Banyuls and Cerbb'e. 



CUCULUS CANORUS, L. 



Heard and seen near Prades. 



Gyps fulvus (Gm.), 



On our return to Luchon from the Lac d'Oo, we saw one 

 unmistakable Griffon soaring high in air. It is chiefly in 

 autumn that this Vulture makes its appearance on the French 

 side of the High Pyrenees. Passing westward, the fact that 



