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Adult. Crown black, bordered below by a broad white stripe above eye 

 to nape ; belly black, bordered below with chestnut to the vent. 



Young. Crown dark brown ; band from forehead to nape buffish white ; 

 breast white, marked with dark brown. 



295. Hsematopus ostralegus, Linnaeus. The Oystercatcher. 



Moorish. Aisha el behar (Favier) (the pied one of the sea) 

 Spanish. Ostrero (Arevalo). 



" This species is found near Tangier on passage, passing north 

 during April and May, and returning in October." Favier. 



Favier also states that the Oystercatchers sometimes remain to 

 nest. Very possibly this is the case ; but the eggs which were 

 marked as " Oystercatcher's " by him were to all appearance those 

 of the Stone-Curlew. 



On the Spanish side this bird is not at all numerous near 

 Gibraltar, and appears irregularly from autumn to spring, the 

 latest recorded was one observed by Lord Lilford on the 5th of 

 May near the mouth of the Guadalquivir. 



No hind toe ; bill yellow, longer than head. 



Plumage black and white ; head, neck, scapulars, and terminal half of 

 tail black ; rump, upper tail-coverts, and axillaries white ; legs pink ; 

 eyelids crimson. Length 16 inches. 



296. Strepsilas interpres (Linnaeus). The Turnstone. 



Moorish. Shorno (Favier). Spanish. Revuelve-piedras (Malaga) 

 (Arevalo). 



" This bird is not numerous, being found near Tangier on the 

 coast and sometimes on the edges of freshwater lakes. They are 

 more abundant near Rabat. Arriving from the north in 

 September, they return in February." Favier. 



The Turnstone is found on the Spanish coast in autumn and 

 spring. I never saw them in any numbers, and chiefly observed 

 them about the end of March, occasionally in company with the 

 Ringed Plover. 



