184 Lieiit.-Col. L. Howard Irhy on 



Pyrrhula EUROPiEA. Bullfincli. 

 Found botli near Potes and Santander. 



Emberiza miliaria. Common Bunting. 

 Only once observed. 



Emberiza citrinella. Yellow Hammer. 

 Common near Potes. 



Emberiza cirlus, Cirl Bunting. 

 Common everywliere. 



Emberiza iiortulana. Ortolan. 

 A pair observed near Potes. 



Emberiza cia. Foolish Bunting. 



Tolerably common in pairs at heads of valleys in Llebana 

 at from 3000 to 4000 feet elevation. 



Plectrophanes nivalis. Snow-Bunting. 

 A specimen in Museum, 



Sturnus vulgaris. Common Starling. 

 Sturnus unicolor, Sardinian Starling. 

 Never seen ; but specimens of both species were in the Mu- 

 seum at Santander^ the latter probably not from the vicinity. 



Alauda arvensis. Sky-Lark. 



Common in May and June, more plentiful in November. 



Alauda arborea. Wood-Lark. 



Only once seen by Lord Lilford, near Potes, June 12. 



Anthus TRiviALis. Trcc-Pipit. 



Common up the river Cubas and about Potes. 



Anthus pratensis. Meadow-Pipit. 



Never observed in May or June, but very abundant in 

 November. 



Anthus campestris. Tawny Pipit. 



Two or three seen and one shot on sandy common east of 

 Santander May 12. 



Motacilla ALBA. Wliitc Wagtail. 

 Verv abundant. 



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