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Great Spotted Woodpecker, Picus major. — Seen several 

 times. 



Hoopoe, Upupa epops. — I saw the first on April 15th, and 

 several others after that day. 



Cuckoo, Cuculus canorus. — Common, but I did not meet with 

 it till April 15th. 



Common Buzzard, Buteo vulgaris. — Common. 



Eagle. — I saw one Eagle, but at too great a distance to be 

 able to identify it. 



Sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus. — I only saw one. 



Common Kite, Milvus ictinus. — Very common. One day I 

 sat on a mountain side while four of these birds kept sailing 

 about quite close to my head. 



Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus. — Seen on a few occasions. 



Kestrel, F. tinnunculus, — Common. 



Duck. — I saw a pair flying one day, but could not determine 

 their species. 



Rock Dove, Columba livia. — I found a colony of them in- 

 habiting a curiously honeycombed rock high up in the mountains. 



Partridge. — One evening on the mountains I put up a pair 

 of Partridges, but could not be sure of their species. 



Quail, Coturnix communis — There were plenty to be heard 

 in the low-lying country by the east coast. 



