Birds. 11-21 



Saxicola stapazina. 



These three rare species always occur in company with S. GEnanthe. 



Stonechat, Saxicola rubicola. Spring arrival unknown ; departs in 

 October, November, and even December. 



Alpine Accentor, Accentor alpinus. Appears in winter ; does not 

 cross the sea, does not even descend to the shore. 



Hedge Accentor, Accentor modularis. Le Pegot mouchet, [Cuv.) 

 Seen in winter. Contrary to the opinion of ornithologists, sportsmen 

 assure me that these birds cross the sea, since they are to be seen re- 

 gularly about our shores in spring and autumn, at the time of their 

 passage. 



White Wagtail, Motacilla alba. Arrives in March and during the 

 first fortnight of April ; returns in October and November. A great 

 number remain during the winter : the residents are always solitary, 

 the migrants in pairs or small flocks. 



Grey Wagtail, Motacilla Boarula. Departs in the autumn like 

 the preceding, does not reappear until April. 



Yellow Wagtail, Motacilla Jlava. Arrives in March, and sometimes 

 at the end of February, when there is rain ; departs at the end of the 

 summer and the beginning of autumn ; does not winter in Provence. 



Anthns rufescens. La Rousseline, {Buff on). Arrives at the end 

 of April, departs in September ; does not winter in Provence. 



Meadow Pipit, Anthus pratensis. Le Cujelier, [Buffon). This 

 bird arrives in autumn with the skylarks, and returns to the north in 

 the spring. The greater part of them pass the winter in the plains, 

 the meadows and the marshes of this country ; those which have mi- 

 grated return in the early part of April, and sometimes a little earlier. 



Tree Pipit, Anthus arboreus. Vernal arrival unknown, appears to- 

 wards the commencement of autumn ; travels in pairs. M. Pellicot 

 asserts that when one is killed, the other remains in the neighbour- 

 hood for several days, until more arrive. 



Rock Pipit, Anthus aquaticus. Arrives in April and departs in 

 October : a rare species. 



Cole Titmouse, Parus ater. Resident : some leave us in Septem- 

 ber ; the spring arrival has not been observed. 



Blue Titmouse, Parus cceruleus. Resident : some migrate in Sep- 

 tember and October and return in April. 



Parus pendulinus. The elegant nest of this species is found on 

 the banks of the Rhone and of the Var. 



Skylark, Alauda arvensis. Many of these birds winter on our bor- 

 ders, and leave us during the months of February and March. Those 

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