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Rh Picus major.—Seen several times.

Upupa epops.—I saw the first on April 15th, and several others after that day.

Cuculus canorus.—Common, but I did not meet with it till April 15th.

Buteo vulgaris.—Common.

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

Accipiter nisus.—I only saw one.

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.

Falco peregrinus.—Seen on a few occasions.

F. tinnunculus.—Common.

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

Columba livia.—I found a colony of them inhabiting a curiously honeycombed rock high up in the mountains.

—One evening on the mountains I put up a pair of Partridges, but could not be sure of their species.

Coturnix communis—There were plenty to be heard in the low-lying country by the east coast.