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under surface ; but an examination of a skin of C. rupestris, 

 on our return, removed all doubts from our minds as to the 

 identity of the bird. Several attempts were made to procure 

 a specimen, but it was found most difficult to avoid covering 

 windows and other undesirable objects with the gun, and 

 several snap-shots at the bird failed. The nests, of which we 

 saw four in the town, were placed, in three instances, about 

 three inches below the eaves on the house-side, the fourth 

 being placed on the side of a beam supporting an over- 

 hanging roof, which it was just under. The nests were 

 large structures of mud, quite open at the top, and the one 

 which we managed with some difficulty to reach was lined 

 with feathers ; but though the bird was in the nest, and the 

 date was the 22nd of May, yet no eggs were contained in it, 

 much to our disappointment. The other nests were beyond 

 reach, save one, and the owner of the house assured us that 

 it contained no eggs, but would not allow us to ascertain if 

 such was the case. This instance of the breeding of the 

 Crag Martin in the narrow streets of the town of Andorra is, 

 it is thought, a somewhat unusual circumstance, and more 

 especially so as the town is not situated upon, or in the close 

 proximity of, crags or cliflFs. There are many suitable nesting- 

 places opposite the town, but cultivated lowlands intervene ; 

 and, strange to say, these customary breeding-habitats had 

 but few Crag Martins frequenting them. The bird was also 

 noted in the villages of Escaldas and Encamp, but we did 

 not observe any nests, which might, however, have existed. 

 There were plenty of them on the great cliff at Canillo, 



It is perhaps unnecessary here to dilate more on the 

 ornithic features of Andorra, for particulars concerning each 

 species and its range in the Republic are given in the list that 

 concludes this paper. It is enough to say that very generally 

 our experience was a repetition of that on the French side, 

 and that we had to contend with the same great disadvantages 

 in the high pine-forests and on the mountains owing to the 

 snow, which descended to 5800 feet. 



Our stay in Andorra was not without its little trials, since 

 residence there means dwelling among the peasants and con- 



