196 MEDITERRANEAN NOTES 



"February ijth. Saw, for the first time this 

 course, great bustard, crane, white stork, calandra lark, 

 besides quantities of peewits, golden plover, curlews, and 

 small waders, marsh harriers, ravens, etc., etc." 



SEVILLE 



" February lind. Fine morning, very high wind. 

 Took carriage, with T. and Saccone, the interpreter, to 

 Coria del Rio. The road between San Juan and Triana 

 is almost impracticable, a complete slough of despond 

 mud, water, and ruts, deep enough to bury a regiment. 

 However, we arrived safely, and T. went off after snipes 

 with Manuel's son and got thirteen, chiefly jacks. I 

 went with old Manuel to his hut about a mile off, but 

 my shooting was stopped by a tremendous squall of 

 rain and wind, which forced me to shelter again in the 

 hut, where T. eventually came, and we lunched. We 

 started towards Seville about 4.30, and had to walk 

 from San Juan to Triana. 



<c Saw neophron and common kite. T. saw a good 

 many snipes, but chiefly jacks. Old Manuel has four 

 lanner's * eggs for me ; also a bottle of snakes and 

 lizards in spirits. 



* The Lanner (Falco feldeggi ). This falcon was formerly much 

 used in falconry, and has been trained in England of late years with 

 qualified success. It does not moult the striped feathers of the 

 breast into ' bars,' as the peregrine does, but the longitudinal stripes 

 of the immature bird remain longitudinal. 



