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18. Ruticilla cyanecula, Wolf. The White-spotted Blue- 

 throat. 



Spanish. Soldiya, Gargantiazul. 



" Found near Tangier only on passage, and then very rarely. 

 I only obtained them four times in 1839, 1844, 1866, and 

 1867. They cross to Europe in February and March, returning 

 in October." Favier. 



Capt. Savile Reid saw many among reeds and rushes in the 

 marshes of Meshree el Haddar in the winter of 1884-85 (Ibis, 

 1885, p. 242). 



The greater number of this species must pass further to the 

 east, as about Gibraltar I only saw one, which I shot on the 

 1st of March, as it was perched on some rushes in an old 

 " salina " near Palmones ; another, shot in November 1873 at 

 the same place, was in the possession of Capt. Reid. They are 

 fairly common on passage in the provinces of Seville, Granada, 

 and Malaga, but are not known to breed. 



This Bluethroat, in 1760, was called by Brisson the " Gorge 

 bleue de Gibraltar." 



Tail brown, with basal two-thirds of all but two centre feathers chestnut. 

 Male. White spot in centre of the blue throat. 



female and young male. Below huffish white ; a dark band across throat, 

 with occasionally faint marks of blue and chestnut. Length 6 inches. 



19. Ruticilla suecica (Linnaeus). The Red-spotted Blue- 



throat. 



Recorded by Arevalo from Malaga and Valencia. This form, 

 which ranges furthest north, resembles the last, except in having 

 a red instead of a white spot on the throat. The form with 

 entirely blue throat is known as R. wolfi, and has been obtained 

 at Malaga. 



20. Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus). The Robin. 



Moorish. Humar sidri. Spanish. Petirojo. 



" Is resident near Tangier, and very common in all the 



