in two Andalucian Sieri-as. 483 



in which case the former seemed to keep to itself, avoiding 

 the House-Martins as much as space would allow ; their 

 actions gave one the impression that they were trying to get 

 to a quiet corner, out of the hubbub. 



Sierra Nevada. — Nesting plentifully in the precipices of 

 the Monachil, while a single pair at the desolate Peiiones de 

 San Francisco (8500 ft.) had a nest in a cave only just 

 ready for eggs on May 2nd, In neither Sierra were the 

 numbers so great as those of the House-Martin, and nesting 

 seemed to be quite a fortnight later. 



Apus apus. Swift. 



San Cristobal. — Many Common Swifts were wheeling 

 about the tops of an outlying spur at 4000 ft. in the fore- 

 noon of April 24th. These birds were evidently on migra- 

 tion. Others were seen in the Goto Doiiana in the early 

 morning of May 10th, travelling slowly northwards and 

 apparently feeding on the way. 



Apus melba, Alpine Swift. 



San Cristobal. — On April 26th some eight Alpine Swifts 

 Avere dashing about by the Grazalema ^'Choughery.^' There 

 was no indication of breeding at that date — indeed, they 

 had in all probability recently arrived, for the species had 

 not been seen on San Cristobal during the preceding days, 

 though some were seen at Ronda on the 22nd. 



Upupa epops. Hoopoe. 



The Hoopoe had an extensive range in altitude ; it was 

 found everywhere from sea-level to 4000 ft. on San Cristobal 

 and up to 7000 ft. in the Sierra Nevada, breeding mostly in 

 holes in trees at the lower and among rocks at the higher 

 elevations. 



"^Dryobates MAJOR HisPANUs (Schlutcr) . Spanish Great 

 Spotted Woodpecker. 



Picus major hispanus Schlilter, Falco, iv. p. 11 (1908 — 

 Seville, in Spain). 



San Cristobal. — The Great Spotted Woodpecker occurred 

 in the pinsapal up to its highest limit, but the chief resort 



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