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89. Troglodytes t. kabylorum. Wren. 
Not very common, and extremely shy. It is a resident, 
and its numbers do not seem to vary at all with the seasons. 
They are generally found in the pine-woods near the shore, 
and among the mountains, and more rarely among scrub on 
the hillsides, in rocky gorges, and even on the desolate Cabo 
del Pinar. Their nests are usually built quite near the 
ground, among dense undergrowth against the trunk of a 
pine-tree, in juniper and rosemary bushes, frequently in 
clumps of palmetto and dense smilax thickets, and rarely 
in clefts of the rocks. They are composed of moss, with 
often a lot of seaweed, or the dry leaves of a very prickly 
thistle, outside, lined with feathers and hair or palmetto-fibre. 
I found one nest lined thickly with feathers taken from 
the carcass of a Barn-Owl lying near. The eggs are white, 
with red spots of more or less intense colouring, but are 
generally smaller than those of the British species. 
Obtained by v. Jordans, and Wntherby considers that 
specimens he obtained belong to this form. 
90. Muscicapa striata. Spotted Flycatcher. 
A common summer visitor, arriving in the latter part of 
April. They frequent chiefly the pine-woods among the 
hills, as well as the olive orchards, and though these wood¬ 
land birds are usually shy, those which frequent the vicinity 
of houses become as tame and familiar as at home, and 
frequently build their nests in sheds, outhouses, and even in 
the houses themselves. 
Obtained by v. Jordans, who has named the bird M. s. 
balearioa. 
91. Muscicapa hypoleuca. Pied Flycatcher. 
Obtained by v. Jordans. 
92. Muscicapa collaris. White-collared Flycatcher. 
Included in v. Jordans’ list on the authority of Barcelo. 
93. Hirundo rustica. Swallow. 
Fairly plentiful in summer ; the earliest arrivals were 
