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INTRODUCTION. 



merchants, so the British officer, who used to go where he 

 wished, has no chance of a day's gunning : he must either cross 

 the Straits or make an expedition into Spain an expensive affair, 

 which takes a day en route and another on return. 



It is much to be regretted that the Garrison could not have 

 arranged to hire this shooting, so as to enable officers to have a 

 day's sport ; but the chance has passed away, probably not to 

 return. In addition to this there are many other places marked 

 acotado (preserved), which used not to be so, and many more 



PEASANTRY, TAPATANILLA. 



guns are carried in the country, which has caused a great 

 decrease in the resident birds of prey during the last twenty 

 years. About Gibraltar the Griffon Vulture is as numerous as 

 then, but the Bearded Vulture is gone. In the provinces of 

 Malaga and Granada many Vultures, Bearded and Griffon, are 

 reported to have been destroyed by poison, laid for wolves &c. 

 As few genera have been given as possible : the present rage is 



