334 Mv.¥x.F..\Yhhcvhy on a CoUedina [Ibis, 



the only Bullfinch we saw, but I thought I heard one once 

 at Riano. Judging by this juvenile, the bird must breed in 

 the di-strict, though it is certainly scarce. Irby found it 

 near Potes. 



tFringilla ccelebs ccelebs L. 

 Abundant, 



Petronia petronia petronia (L.). 



A juvenile in full moult (including the wings and tail) 

 was obtained at Riafio on 25 September and others were seen 

 there, but the bird was not common. 



t Passer domesticus domesticus (L.). 

 Common. 



fEmberiza calandra. 



Corn-Biintings were seen near Leon, but not afterwards. 



Em"beriza citrinella citrinella L. 



Emberiza cirhis L. 

 t Emberiza hortulana L. 



Emberiza cia cia L. 



The Yellow Buntino- was rather more common than the 

 Cirl, and as Irby found it common in May and June, it 

 must be a resident in this district. Farther south in the 

 Peninsula it is, I believe, not known to breed. In the 

 valley at liiafio we saw a good many Ortolans, but not 

 elsewhere. Ilock-Buntings were fairly common. 



Lullula a. arborea (L.). 



Wood-Larks were not uncommon, but by no means as 

 numerous as they are in many other parts of Spain and 

 Portugal. Tliese and others from the Peninsula are inclined 

 to be grey on the upper-parts ; but they vary, and the forms 

 of Wood-Lark {L. a. harterti and L. a. familiaris) which have 

 been separated seem to me very unsatisfactory. 



