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171-194: mm., thus agreeing as nearly as possible with 

 G. g. glandarius. 



fPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax (L.). 



Choughs were very common and often in large flocks. 

 We did not shoot any, but all those we saw near enouiih to 

 identify had red bills. Often, howeyer, they fly at too great 

 a height to distinguish the species. Irby states that the 

 Alpine Chough is common in the higher mountains. 



Carduelis carduelis weigoldi Reichcnow. 



The Goldfinch was fairly common in small flocks, more 

 especially at Panes. This form was described from Portugal, 

 and is the resident bird on the west side south to Aleeciras. 

 It is interesting to find it also along the north coast. The 

 eastern half of Spain appears to be inhabited by C. c. africana, 

 which has well-marked differences. C. c. weigoldi is nearest 

 to parva, from which it differs by being of a darker shade of 

 olivaceous-brown on the upper-parts, sides of breast^ and 

 flanks. The wings of a seri(;s of twenty-four from Algeciras, 

 Portugal, and the Cantabrians measure 70-79 mm., or exactly 

 the same as parva. 



Carduelis spinus (-L.). 



We saw a small flock of Siskins, and shot two in some 

 alders at Panes on 16 October. These were doubtless 

 migrants, and Mr. "W. C. Tait tells me {in litt.) that they 

 haye been plentiful this autumn in Portugal. 



Carduelis cannabina mediterranea (Tschusi). 



Linnets wer(' fairly common, and two which we obtained 

 were, judging by size (wings 7o-G) of this form, as appa- 

 rently are the Linnets in the rest of the Peninsula. 



tSerinus canarius serinus (L.). 

 Common. 



Pyrrhula pyrrhula subsp. 



A young bird just starting to moult from the juvenile 

 plumage was obtained near Potes on 11 October. This was 



