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Upper Ariege. — Both uncommon and local, having been 

 only noted in the upper valley of the Ariege about Merens, 

 at 4000 feet, and at Hospitalet at 4800 feet. 



6. Saxicola albicollis, Vieill. 



Perpignan. — A fine male Black-eared Chat was observed 

 in a vineyard in the outskirts of the town on the 28th of 

 May. 



7. Pratincola rubetra (L.). 



Andorra. — The Whinchat was fairly common in meadows 

 about Canillo and Saldeu, but not observed in the lower 

 basins of the valley, though they offer abundant suitable 

 habitats. It appeared to affect only the higher lands from 

 5000 to 6150 feet. 



Upper Ariege. — Common above Ax (2600 feet) and in the 

 valley of the Ariege to Hospitalet (4800 feet). 



8. Pratincola rubicola (L.). 



Mediterranean Region. — A Stonechat was seen on some 

 waste land near the village of Saint Nazaire on the 28th of 

 May. 



9. RUTICILLA TITY8 (Scopoli). 



Andorra. — The Black Redstart is perhaps the commonest 

 Pyrenean bird, and one that appears suited to the great 

 variety of habitat afforded by the region. "We noted its nest 

 and young in the wall of a building in the town of Andorra. 

 It affects also roadside walls. Pigeon-cots in the villages, 

 the crags and boulders on the mountains, and the rocks that 

 crop up from under the deep snow in the Port de Saldeu at 

 6500 feet. 



Upper Ariege. — Equally common in the valleys, and in 

 situations above 2700 feet, 



10. Erithacus rubecula (L.) . 



Andorra. — The Redbreast was fairly common in the wood- 

 lands and in the pine-forests up to 5850 feet, where there 

 was much snow. 



Upper Ariege. — Common in the valleys and in the pine- 

 forest up to 4900 feet. 



