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106. fCoRACiAS GARRULA^ Liiiii. Roller. " Rollieiro.*' 

 Very rarely seen. 



107. -j-Merops apiaster, Linn. Bee-eater. " Abelharuco," 

 " Melharuco." 



Very common throughout the summer ; but this is the only 

 species of the genus Merops which I could hear of as visiting 

 Portugal. 



108. *Alcedo ispida, Linn. Kingfisher. " Pica-peixe/' 

 " Guarda-rios." 



Common. 



109. *HiRUNDo RUSTiCA, Liuu, Swallow. " Andorinha." 



110. *HiRUNDo URBicA, Linn. Martin. " AndorinhaJ' 



111. fHiRUNDo RUPESTRis, Scop. Crag-Swallow. " An- 

 dorinha das rochasJ" 



112. Cypselus apus (Linn.). Common Swift. ^' Andorin- 

 hCio," " Gaivdo,'' '' Ferreiro." 



113. fCYPSELUS MELBA (Linn.). Alpine Swift, " A^ido- 

 rinhdo," " Gaivdo," " Ferreiro." 



These five species are all common in their respective haunts. 

 I did not myself recognize C. melba amongst the innumerable 

 Swifts for ever careering before my windows at Lisbon ; but I 

 am assured, on the best authority, that it is very abundaut. 



114. fCAPRiMULGUs EUROP^us, Linu. Night-jar. " Noi- 

 tiboV 



Though pronounced common, I do not imagine that this bird 

 is very frequently met 'with in Portugal. In the Museum of 

 Lisbon there is but a single specimen. 



115. fCAPRiMULGus RUFicoLLis, Natt. Russct-ncckcd 

 Night-jar. " Noitibd." 



Here is another species which I anxiously hoped to obtain iu 

 Portugal ; but I found that it was extremely rare, but very few 

 specimens having ever been met with in that country. 



116. tCoLUMBA PALUMBUs, Linn. Ring-Dove. " Pombo 



irocaz." 



