^98 Capt. Lyues on the Ornitlwloyy [Ibis, 



Dryobates major mauretanus (Breliin). (Great Spotted 

 Woodpecker.) 



Coll. 2 J ad. 27.4., 27.5.; 2 ? ad. 10.5., 6.6. [R.] abd. 

 1. m. u. For. ; b. ratlier later than Green W. ; e. not till mid- 

 May. 



Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [absentj. 

 Wryneck [absent]. 



Cuculus canorus. (Cuckow.) 



M. r. 9.5. one J called throughout day ; species never seen 

 or heard again. 



Eagle Owl [no trace]. 



Otus scops scops. (Scops Owl.) 



Coll. S ad. 4.7., m. For. Only occasion seen. Sex organs 

 breeding over. 



Athene noctua glaiix (Sav.). (Little Owl.) 

 Coll. ad. d 23.6.; ad. J +ad. $ 3.7. ; ad. S of 3.7„ freak, pale 

 var. S. com. base. 



Strix ? sp. (Wood Owl.) 



Twice seen in For., not obtained. 



Falco peregrinus. (Peregrine Falcon.) 

 Apparently breeding in clifi's at base, 14.5. 



Falco siibbuteo jugurtha Hart, k Neum. (Hobby.) 

 Coll. 2d ad. 11.6., 12.6.; $ ad. laying e., 2.5".6 (1 soft in 

 uterus, 2 more to come in ovary). ? S. mod. u. 1. edges For. 



Falco tinnunculus. (Kestrel.) 



? R. com. above and below F. Certainly b,, but no .specimens 

 obtained. 



Falco naumanni. (Lesser Kestrel.) 



Absent from Middle-Atlas, though .swarming in cities of Plains 

 and El Hajeb. 



Aquila chrysaetos occidentalis. (Golden Eagle.) 



Coll. 5 jiiv. 2.7.; circa 70 days age. Fully fledged sitting 



alongside nest at top of large cedar m. For. (Plate lY. h). 



N. under obs. since 3.5. when held 2 y. in down. The only 



Golden Eagles in the district. 

 (No other Aquila sp. seen.) 



