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Male. White spot near end of inner web of three first primaries of each 

 wing, and the two outer tail-feathers on each side tipped with white. 



Female. Like male, but without the white marks on wings and tail. 

 Length 10 inches. 



153. Caprimulg'us ruflcollis, Temminck. Rufous-naped Night- 

 jar. 



Moorish. Terref el rayan. Spanish. Zumaya, Chota Cabras, 

 Engana-pastores . 



" This Nightjar is very abundant near Tangier, arriving to cross 

 the Straits in April and May, to return in October and November. 

 Many remain to breed, nesting on the bare ground among scrubby 

 brushwood, and laying two eggs, which are to be found from 

 May to August." Favier. 



The Rufous-naped Nightjar is extremely plentiful near 

 Gibraltar. I knew one instance of its occurrence on the 16th of 

 February near Malaga ; the earliest date of arrival near Gibraltar 

 was on the 15th of April, the latest date of departure the 5th of 

 October. 



Much resembles the last, but larger, with rufous nape and more ruddy 

 chin. 



Sexes alike, both male and female having white spots on wings and tail. 

 Length nearly 12 inches. 



P I C I D & . Two toes in front, two behind. 



Subfamily PICIN^E. Tail-feathers stiff and pointed : 

 nostrils covered with bristles. 



154. Dendrocopus major (Linnseus). The Great Spotted 

 Woodpecker. 



This Woodpecker is very local, and is always to be seen or 

 heard among the old alder trees in the Soto gordo of the Cork- 

 wood of Almoraima. They are found all over that wood, up the 

 valleys (gargantas) of the sierras, particularly along that one 



