NOTES FROM THE FRENCH PYRENEES. 23 



hotel balcony, but by the time I had reached the place all had 

 disappeared, 



Sitta ccesia, Wolf. — Exceedingly common in the deciduous 

 woods round Argeles. I noticed great numbers of their holes 

 (about 1600 ft.) 



CerthiafamiUaris, Linn. — Very abundant at Argeles ; breeding. 



Tichodroma muraria, Linn. — I bought a young male from the 

 collector at Argeles, and saw it in the Luz collection also. Last 

 year I had the pleasure of seeing it wild upon Pic Buderaus. 



Troglodytes parvidus, Koch. — I found its nest fully 4500 feet 

 above the sea-level, at above Argeles, and also once or twice near 

 St. Sauveur. 



Motacilla alha, Linn. — Day after day I went down to the 

 river-bed at Argeles in the hope of shooting a pair of these 

 continental Wagtails, but each time I came away again without 

 them. They would never come within range of my walking-stick 

 gun. I saw great numbers of them at Argeles, but none at St. 

 Sauveur ; in fact only once above Pierrefitte (the railway 

 terminus), so far as I can remember. Breeding. 



M. vielanope, Pall. — Very common both at Argeles and St. 

 Sauveur. A pair were breeding close to our hotel at the latter 

 place. 



Anthus spipoletta, Linn. — This bird I found very abundant 

 upon the high peaks. The greatest elevation at which I saw it 

 would be about 6500 feet, and in a wild valley under Pic Long I 

 discovered a nest which I feel satisfied belonged to this species, 

 as they were the only birds about ; and it was evidently referable 

 to an Anthus. The elevation would be 4600 feet. I brought 

 home good skins. 



Orioliis galhula, Linn. — This bird is, I suppose, fairly common 

 in the Pyrenees, but I only identified it on the wing once, at 

 St. Sauveur. I made its acquaintance in both the Argeles and 

 Luz collections, and bought a fine male out of the latter. 



Lanius collurio, Linn. — One specimen (male) in the Argeles 

 collection. 



S. miricidatus, Miill. — I bought a magnificent old male of this 

 species of the Argeles collector. I saw one specimen also at Luz, 

 but it was such a miserable specimen that I felt most easy to let 

 it alone. 



Hirundo rustica, Linn. — Common everywhere. 



