NOTES FROM THE FRENCH PYRENEES, 21 



T. merula, Linn. — I have no recollection of seeing this bird 

 at all in the Pyrenees, nor have I any note of it from either of 

 the local collections. 



T. torquatus, Linn. — In the Argeles collection there was a 

 lovely specimen with a cream-coloured head. Fairly abundant 

 in winter. I may here mention that in the Nice market during 

 January this year I saw some magnificent specimens of the 

 above. There were hundreds of them towards the latter part of 

 the month, many being very fine varieties. 



Monticola saxatilis, Linn. — In both the local museums ; and I 

 bought one, an adult male, from that at Luz. 



Monticola cyanus, Linn. — Upon making inquiries I found that 

 this bird, though scarce, is known in the "Hautes Pyrenees," 

 and I afterwards saw one in the Argeles collection. According 

 to M. Adrien Lacroix it breeds annually. 



Cinclus albicollis, Vieill. — All the Dippers I observed at 

 St. Sauveur were referable, I believe, to this species. Those at 

 Argeles I failed to identify. I remember seeing a pair of un- 

 doubted C. aquaticus in the Luz collection, and these were the 

 only ones I satisfactorily identified as of the British species. 

 On June 4th I shot a young Dipper at St. Sauveur, which is 

 undoubtedly C. albicollis, and that same evening a " chasseur " 

 brought in an adult male, also C. albicollis. Neither Lacroix nor 

 Deglaud and Gerbe include Cinclus albicollis in their works as a 

 distinct species. I found a nest, which I imagine belonged to 

 Cinchis albicollis, some miles above St. Sauveur at an elevation of 

 about 3000 feet. It was empty, the young having taken their 

 departure. 



Saxicola cenanthe, Linn. — I shot two magnificent old male 

 birds of this species high up upon Pic Bergons (about 5000 ft.) 

 From their small size and light plumage I almost thought at first 

 that they were some different species. I am now satisfied, how- 

 ever, that in reality they are genuine Wheatears. This small 

 size and unusually light colouring I have since met with in other 

 continental birds as well. 



Ruticilla tiiys, Scop. — Many of these in the high valleys, but 

 they were exceedingly wild, and consequently I failed to bring 

 home any specimens. A pair evidently had a nest close at hand 

 in a secluded valley at an elevation of about 4000 feet. I 

 found a nest with young by the river side some distance above 



