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Alcedo ispida. — Two Kingfishers were seen — one on a piece 

 of brackish water by the road which runs across the neutral 

 ground to Linea, and another on a hill-stream some five miles 

 inland at Algeciras. 



Upupa epops. — One solitary Hoopoe was seen in the Alameda 

 Gardens at Gibraltar in May. 



Cuculus canorus. — The Cuckoo occurred at Arosa Bay, Eonda, 

 and about Algeciras. It was, however, considerably scarcer than 

 it usually is in England. The Spanish peasants call this bird by 

 the same name as we do. 



Buteo vulgaris, — Buzzards are very common both in the north 

 and south of Spain, more especially in the former. At Arosa 

 Bay a nest was found in March within twenty yards of a high 

 road, along which constant traffic was passing, and close to a 

 fairly large village. The nest was in a small pine-wood, and the 

 birds were extremely tame. 



Gyps fulvus. — The Griffon Vulture is very common, perhaps 

 the commonest Raptorial bird in the south of Spain. As many 

 as thirty birds of this species have been noted at one time soaring 

 over the outskirts of Algeciras. The birds are very tame, and 

 are seen quite close to the railway when trains are passing ; and 

 about Ronda some of their breeding places are in full view of the 

 line, and at no great distance from considerable villages. It is 

 interesting to see these birds soar to windward, which they un- 

 doubtedly can do. 



Neophron percnopterus. — The Egyptian Vulture occurs in the 

 hills about Algeciras, but is much scarcer than the preceding 

 species, and much more shy and retiring. 



Milvus ictinus.— Kites were only observed in the neighbour- 

 hood of Lisbon, where they were very common, and often seen 

 sailing over the town itself, and attacking garbage on the Tagus. 



Falco peregrinus. — A pair of Peregrines were seen at Gib- 

 raltar, and probably had a nest somewhere on the rock. 



F. tinnunculus. — The Kestrel was extremely common in all 

 the districts under consideration. About Arosa Bay every one of 

 the little tors, and every church tower of any height, was tenanted 

 by a pair of these handsome Hawks. At Santiago de Compostela 

 at least half a dozen pairs had their quarters in the great cathe- 

 dral, and it was a matter of surmise how they found sufficient 



