534 Mr. W. Eagle Clarke on the 



Upper Ariege. — Abundant, and nesting at Tarascon at 

 1572 feet, and in the pines on the mountain above Hospi- 

 talet at 6000 feet. 



2. TURDUS MUSICUS, L. 



upper Ariege. — On the 13th of May we found a nest of 

 the Song Thrush with five eggs in the beech-region above 

 Ax at 4150 feet ; and a bird of this species was observed in 

 the pine-forest S.W. of Ax at 4500 feet three days later. 

 These are interesting facts, since the bird is rare as a 

 breeding-species in Southern Europe. M. Lacroix"^ says of 

 it " ne niche pas " for all of the Departments of the French 

 Pyrenees, and, regarding Ariege (p. 72), " On le voit arriver 

 fin octobre, sejourne quelque pen et repasse en mars et 

 avril.^^ 



3. TuRDUS MERULA, L. 



Andorra. — The Blackbird was not common. Several nests 

 were found near the town of Andorra, and the bird was also 

 observed in the higher basin of the valley, between Encamp 

 and Canillo, at 4800 feet. 



Upper Ariege. — Common, but confined to the main valley, 

 where it was observed as high as 2950 feet, in the woods on 

 the mountain-side. 



4. CiNCLUS ALBICOLLIS (Vicill.). 



Andorra. — The Pale-backed Dipper appears to be confined 

 to the upper basins of the valley of the Valira, and was not 

 observed below Escaldas, at 3800 feet. Above this height it 

 is common to where the river issues from the snow at about 

 6000 feet. 



Upper Ariege. — Fairly common on the rivers about Ax 

 and on the upper streams to the snow-line. 



5. SaXICOLA (ENANTHE (L.). 



Andorra. — The Wheatear was only observed in the high 

 basin of the valley, above 5000 feet, and was not common. 

 Several were seen on the patches free from snow at the 

 summit of the Port de Saldeu, 8200 feet. 



* * Catalogue Raisoiin6 des Oiseaux observes daus les PyrtSu^es Fran- 

 daises et les Regions Limitrophes.' Par Adrien Lacroix, 1873-1875, 



