438 Rev. A. C. Smith on the Birds of Portugal. 



21. fA-THENE NOCTUA (Retz.). Little Owl. "Macho." 

 Prof, du Bocage in his Catalogue appends the following ob- 

 servation to this bird : — " E frequente entre nos a variedade 

 meridionalis de Schlegel." 



22. t^ANius MERIDIONALIS, Temoi. Southern Grey Shrike. 

 " Picanso." 



This is the common greater Shrike of Portugal, though L, 

 excuhitor, also called Picanso, is known to occur there. 



23. *Lanius auriculatus, P. L. S. Miiller. Woodchat- 

 Shrike. " Picanso." 



Extremely common, though not distinguished from its larger 

 congeners by any local name peculiar to itself. Of some examples 

 which I sent to Mr. Tristram for examination, that gentleman 

 writes : — " They are dark in colour ; darker than Algerian, but 

 not darker than Palestine specimens." 



24. *MusciCAPA GRisoLA, Linn. Spotted Flycatcher. " Ta- 

 ralhao," " Papa-moscas." 



Common everywhere. 



25. tMuscicAPA ATRicAPiLLA, Linn. Pied Flycatcher. 

 " Papa-moscas." 



Tolerably common in the large and central province of Beira. 



M. albicollis is also said to be common in the northern pro- 

 vinces of Minho and Tras os Montes, more especially in the 

 wilder parts of the latter. 



26. fTuRDUs SAXATiLis, Gmcl. Rock-Thrush. 



27. fTuRDUS CYANEUS, Linn. Blue Thrush. " Solitario." 



28. fTuRDUS iLiACUSj Linn, Redwing. " Tordeira" 

 " Tordoveia." 



29. *TuRDUS Musicus, Linn. Song-Thrush. " Tor do J" 



30. *TuRDUS viscivoRUS, Linn. Missel-Thrush. " Tor- 

 deira" " Tordoveia." 



31. fTuRDUS PILARIS, Liuii. Fieldfare. " Tordo zornal." 



32. fTuRDUS MERULA, Linn. Blackbird. " Melro preto." 

 The seven species enumerated above are all common in their 



respective haunts; and most of them appear in the poultry- 



