86 Mr. H. Saunders on the 



we did not see Griffons on the Rhune or in the neigh- 

 bouring part of Spain is one of the most remarkable of our 

 experiences. 



Circus i^RUGiNosus (L.). 



Marsh-Harriers were seen over the marshes of Rosas. 



Circus cyaneus (L.). 



In the basin of Puigcerda, but within the French boundary, 

 we distinctly saw a female Hen- Harrier make two or three 

 sharp turns and then drop abruptly into an immense extent 

 of rye. There could be no doubt that she had a nest near, and 

 we took rough cross-bearings with a vague hope that some 

 lawful entry might be found. Eventually we found a track 

 which ought to have led us to within about a hundred yards, 

 and she certainly never rose ; moreover, no amount of stoning 

 would make her rise. In Spain we might have walked in, 

 and probably no one would have minded, but in France a 

 proces-verbal would probably have been the result. Later, 

 we saw an adult male on some moorland between Ax and 

 Forge d'Orlu. 



BuTEO VULGARIS, Lcach. 



The Buzzard was seen near Puigcerda ; also at Argeles- 

 Gazost and near St. Jean-de-Luz. It is a common species. 



ACCIPITER NISUS (L.). 



The Sparrow-Hawk was seen at Quillan ; also on the Col 

 de Puymorens ; and several times near Ax, where a pair had 

 a nest. 



MiLVUS MIGRANS (Bodd.). 



The first Black Kite was seen near Cerbere on our return 

 to Banyuls. We did not see the species again till we reached 

 Bayonne, and at first it came to me as a shock that not a 

 bird was visible from the bridge where I had formerly seen 

 so many. The fact was that the tide was running out, and 

 the Black Kites were lower down the Adour, for in the 

 afternoon there were nine in view at once. On the Spanish 

 side, near San Sebastian and round St. Jean-de-Luz, we saw 

 several. The remarkable thing was the absence of the Red 



