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[Ibis, 
Captain P. W. Munn on the 
35. Motacilla flava flava. Bine-headed Wagtail. 
One of the commonest and most conspicuous of the summer 
visitors. The earliest one was noticed on 8 March, 1921, 
and ten days later they had arrived in numbers. The male 
birds, perched on the tops of spear-grass and samphire, are 
as brilliant and noticeable as Bee-eaters. The first nest was 
found with two eggs on 6 April, 1920, in a damp spot in the 
marshes under a tuft of samphire. Other nests were found 
among grass in drier parts of the marshes, and the birds also 
nested among the pine-woods on the shore. A great many 
nests are destroyed by the cattle in the open, and the birds 
may be seen flying distractedly around the sheep and goats 
in their nesting-haunts; hence they are driven to nest among 
the pines for greater security. 
Obtained by v. Jordans. 
36. Motacilla flava borealis. Grey-headed Wagtail. 
Obtained by v. Jordans. 
37. Anthus pratensis. Meadow-Pipit. 
A very common bird in the marshes and fields during the 
winter ; a few remain during the early summer, but I did 
not discover that they were nesting. 
Obtained by v. Jordans. 
38. Anthus trivialis. 
I did not notice any Tree-Pipits, but Dr. Gosse saw one at 
Alcudia in April 1914, and v. Jordans obtained the species. 
39. Anthus campestris. Tawny Pipit. 
A common summer visitor, the earliest being noted on 
27 March, 1921 ; but the majority arrive in the middle of 
April. They are late breeders. 
Obtained by v. Jordans. 
40. Certhia brachydactyla. Tree-Creeper. 
41. Sitta csBsia. Nuthatch. 
Though v. Jordans lias included these species in his list 
with Barcelo's remarks, they might well be omitted, as there 
is no record of their occurrence by any modern observer. 
