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where those birds still continued to breed in spite of their 

 old haunts having been transformed into plantations. 



Sierra Nevada. — A pair of fledged young were out of the 

 nest at 4000 ft., on April 28th, and. the species was also 

 breeding here and there (males still singing on May 3rd) 

 in the middle zone, chiefly in the vicinity of small ilex 

 trees and dwarf oak. 



Alauda arvensis. Skylark. 



San Cristobal. — The Skylark was not observed. Migrants 

 and winter visitors seen in the lowlands during April had 

 all departed by the middle of the month. 



Sierra Nevada. — Very much as in the case of the Common 

 Wheatear, Skylarks were met with as low as 4500 ft., where 

 they behaved as if on passage ; but on the pastures and 

 slopes above 6U00 ft., and especially on the esparto-grass 

 stretches between 6500 and 7500 ft., from Avhich the snow 

 had but recently melted, there whs every indication that 

 many intended to breed. Some Avere in full song high in 

 air, others only in partial song, while many were obviously 

 paired, with sexual organs largely developed, shewing that 

 laying might be expected to commence about mid-May. 



■^Anthus campestris campestris (L.). Tawny Pipit. 



San Cristobal. — The Tawny Pipit, whose first appearance 

 for the year seemed to be aboiit April 7th in the lowlands, 

 was established for breeding in moderate numbers on the 

 stony slopes and esparto-grass plateaux up to 4500 ft. A 

 male (paired) shot on April 2-lth had the sexual organs half 

 size only. 



Sierra Nevada.— -VXeniiinl on the stony sarsaparilla-clad 

 slopes of the "lower zone-"^ ; on April 28th and 29th males 

 were singing while descending in aerial spirals exactly after 

 the manner of the Tree-Pipit, and nesting was evidently in 

 progress. 



A few individuals probably breed in the loAvlands, as 

 occasional examples were seen in the low hills bordering the 

 plains near Jerez on May 30th and June 2nd. 



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