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noticed at Gibraltar was the 22nd of October ; and the latest 

 day on which I observed them was the 1st of April. 



Axillaries biiffish yellow ; eye-stripe scarcely developed. 



Young. Spotted ; the feathers of upper surface with pale centres. Afte 

 first moult young resembles adult, but has pale ends to the wing-coverts. 

 Length 9 inches. 



3. Turdus iliacus, Linnaeus. The Redwing. 



Spanish. Malvis. 



"This Thrush is very rare near Tangier. I have only met 

 with two, between November and March one in 1852, the 

 other in 1864:." Favier. 



Mr. Meade-Waldo observed them on the 17th of February, 

 1892, near Tangier. 



In Andalucia the Redwing is abundant in winter, in company 

 with the Song-Thrush. 



Axillaries chestnut-red ; well-defined whitish streak over eye, reaching to 

 nape. Length 8| inches. 



4. Turdus pilaris, Linnseus. The Fieldfare. 



Is not mentioned by Favier, but Mr. Meade-Waldo found 

 Fieldfares in abundance on the Moorish side of the Straits 

 in the spring of 1892. On the Spanish side I never met 

 with any, but they are reported by Arevalo from Granada. 



Axillaries white ; rump slate-grey. Length 10 inches. 



5. Turdus merula, Linnaeus. The Blackbird. 



Moorish. Tchau Tchau (Favier). Spanish. Mirlo. 



" Resident near Tangier and very plentiful, nesting three 

 times a year." Favier. 



I found a nest in Morocco built in a prickly-pear hedge. 

 The Blackbird nests at Gibraltar, and is resident and very 



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