. Wild Spain ... records of sport with rifle, rod, and gun, natural history and exploration . egvilar; in severe winters in garden at Jerez in January, 1888. Siskin (Lugano). — Irregular; in winter only. Severalobtained in garden, March 15, 1891. Rook.—Occasional Shocks in winter. Carrion Crow.—Rare ; found a nest with five eggs. Sierra delas Cabras, March 23rd. B. is sure he has seen C. comix whenshooting in winter.* * Corrigendum:—Though we have stated (p. 243) that the Raveubreeds late in Spain, it also does so early, for Mr. Saunders writes us :— At MiUaga it was nesting by mid-F
. Wild Spain ... records of sport with rifle, rod, and gun, natural history and exploration . egvilar; in severe winters in garden at Jerez in January, 1888. Siskin (Lugano). — Irregular; in winter only. Severalobtained in garden, March 15, 1891. Rook.—Occasional Shocks in winter. Carrion Crow.—Rare ; found a nest with five eggs. Sierra delas Cabras, March 23rd. B. is sure he has seen C. comix whenshooting in winter.* * Corrigendum:—Though we have stated (p. 243) that the Raveubreeds late in Spain, it also does so early, for Mr. Saunders writes us :— At MiUaga it was nesting by mid-February, and near Baza I watcheda, pair feeding their young between 15th and 20th March. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES ON BIRDS. 459 Sandwich Tern.—Obtained on Guadalete in March and Aprilon passage. Gannets and Skuas.—Observed in Straits and Bay ofTrafalgar in winter and early spring. Red-throated Diver.—Several shot in winter. Shearwaters.—In Straits : observed in hundreds off Malagain March. Stonny Petrels.—Common on the coast, and probably breedson some of the rocky STORKS NEST OX STRAW-STACK. 461 GLOSSARY. -1 boca lie jarro—At short —Spanish —An amateur, ——Holsters, —Breakfast, tif&—Hempen-soled —A charcoal —Sand-waste, ———Stream, watercourse. Bandada—A flock, or pack. Bandolerismo—Brigandage. Barbon, barbudo—Bearded. Barranco—A low chff. Barrio—Quarter of a town, suburb. Batida—A beat, or diive for gaiue. Bebidero—A diinking-place. Boracha—A wine-skin. Borrico—A donkey. Biisne—A gentile—, not a gypsy. Cabestro, or cabresto—Decoy, stalking horse. Cama—Bed, lair of wild beast. Camino—Eoad. Canipo, campina—Country, cultivated land. Cancho—Crag, precipice. Cdntaro—Water-jar. Carabinero—Carbineer, exciseman. Carbonero
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