in two Andalucian Sierras. 481 



LusciNiA MEGARHYNCHA. The Nightingale. 



Though plentiful in the lowlands and valleys of the foot- 

 hills, the Nightingale is not a bird of the Sierras — yet a 

 male singing in some willows in a sheltered gully in the 

 Sierra Nevada at 4500 ft. indicated that higher altitudes 

 may occasionally be occupied if the environment is suitable. 



Dandalus rubecula. Redbreast. 



San Cristobal. — The Redbreast was plentiful up to at least 

 3500 ft., wherever pinsapos and bushes grew, extending 

 downwards to the base and throughout the foothills wherever 

 cork-wood, bushes, and moisture were present. 



Sierra Nevada. — Met with among pine-trees and bushes 

 from 6000 ft. down to Granada, where a nest was being built 

 in a garden wall on April 29th. 



Prunella collaris. Alpine Accentor. 



San Cristobal. — The Serrania evidently does not afford 

 sufficient altitude for the Alpine Accentor's requirements. 



Sierra Nevada. — It was not until we reached the Peuones 

 de San Francisco, 8500 ft., half covered with snow on 

 May 1st and 2nd, that the species was found. 



Here were three or four iudividuals, seemingly not yet 

 paired. One sang a sweet Accentor-like song, which changed 

 with alarm to a raucous Sparrow-like chirping. At first, 

 while we watched them with our field-glasses, they were 

 quite tame, but after an unfortunate miss with a collecting- 

 gun, they became very wild, and we were unable to obtain 

 specimens. 



Troglodytes troglodytes. Wren. 



San Cristobal. — The Wren was found breeding plenti- 

 fully in the " foothills '' and in the woods of the lower 

 slopes of the mountain, but did not seem to extend much 

 above 30G0 ft. 



Sierra Nevada. — Here the species seemed to affect much 

 higher altitudes, for we came across several right up among 

 the mists and snow at 8O0O ft., while a nest (unlined) was 

 found at 5000 ft. 



