ORNITHOLOGICAL NOTES FROM S.W. EUROPE. 453 



by comparison with their numbers in England. At Gibraltar 

 this species is very much more common than in the places men- 

 tioned above. 



P. hispaniolensis. — In Sardinia this species replaces the 

 Common Sparrow, and is fairly numerous. 



Fringilla ccelebs. — The Chaffinch was common everywhere 

 except in Sardinia, where I did not observe it. 



Linota cannabina. — The Linnet was common at Arosa Bay in 

 May. 



Pyrrhula europcea. — One Bullfinch was observed at Algeciras 

 in November. 



Emberiza miliaria. — The Corn-Bunting was fairly common at 

 Arosa Bay. 



E. cirlus. — A few Cirl Buntings were seen at Arosa Bay. 



E. hortulana. — The Ortolan Bunting was seen a few times at 

 Arosa Bay in May, where it was nesting. 



Sturnus vulgaris. — Starlings occurred at Arosa Bay, but in 

 remarkably small numbers, considering how well suited the 

 country appeared to be to their wants. Elsewhere they were 

 not seen. 



Pyrrhocorax alpinus. — One specimen seen at Eonda. 



Garrulus glandarius. — Except at Arosa Bay — in the woods 

 around which they were fairly common — Jays were not observed. 



Pica rustica. — The Magpie was fairly common at Arosa Bay. 



Gorvus corone. — The Carrion-Crow was by far the commonest 

 of this family seen at Arosa Bay, where it swarmed everywhere. 



C. corax. — There was at least one pair of Ravens breeding on 

 the rock at Gibraltar, and probably others were there also. At 

 Aranei Bay these birds were very common. 



Alauda arvensis. — Sky-Larks were extremely common every- 

 where except in Sardinia. 



A. brachydactyla. — The Short-toed Lark was noted only at 

 Ronda. 



Cypselus apus. — The Swift was very common at Gibraltar, 

 where it first made its appearance during the last days of March. 

 It was also common at Algeciras and about Arosa Bay. 



C. melba.— The Alpine Swift was only noticed twice— a pair 

 at Ronda in April, and a single specimen near the signal station 

 at the top of the rock at Gibraltar in May. 



