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western limit of its geographical range. Mr. 

 Wheelwright never met with it in Lapland, but 

 Messrs. Godman found it in June as far north 

 as Bodo, in Norway, and from this latitude 

 southwards to the Mediterranean it seems to be 

 well known in summer. Mr. Howard Saun- 

 ders says that it is generally distributed in 

 Spain from autumn to spring, and he suspects 

 that some remain to breed on the high plateaux. 

 In Portugal, according to the Rev. A. C. Smith, 

 it is rare. Mr. Wright, of Malta, states that it 

 is very common in the island in spring and 

 autumn, departing in May northwards, and re- 

 turning in September and October. He adds 

 that a few remain the winter. According to- the 

 observations of Lord Lilford, it is now and then 

 seen at Corfu in winter, throughout which season 

 it is found in small flocks, apparently on passage 

 to North Africa. Mr. Layard does not include 

 it in his " Birds of South Africa." but, according 

 to Professor Sundevall (" Svenska Foglarna," 

 p. 41), a specimen was killed by Wahlberg on 

 the Limpopo, in Kaffirland, between lat. 25 deg. 



