. The Ibis . ocks of the Trumpeter Bullfinch, the Short-toed Lark, and several pairs of the Norfolk Plover. Vege-tation consists chiefly of Eitpliorbin, the three commonestspecies being E. regis, E. aphijlla, and E. obtvsifoHa, besidesvarious other desert-loving plants such as Laimcea spinusaand Plocama pendula. Division II.— The Cwnbres.(Plate X. fig. 1.) As might be ex[)ected, in these mountain solitudes bird-life is remarkably scarce, and is chiefly represented by theIla])tores : Vultures, Kites, Buzzards, and Kestrels all beingvery plentiful. When encamped close to the Roque Nubloin Februa
. The Ibis . ocks of the Trumpeter Bullfinch, the Short-toed Lark, and several pairs of the Norfolk Plover. Vege-tation consists chiefly of Eitpliorbin, the three commonestspecies being E. regis, E. aphijlla, and E. obtvsifoHa, besidesvarious other desert-loving plants such as Laimcea spinusaand Plocama pendula. Division II.— The Cwnbres.(Plate X. fig. 1.) As might be ex[)ected, in these mountain solitudes bird-life is remarkably scarce, and is chiefly represented by theIla])tores : Vultures, Kites, Buzzards, and Kestrels all beingvery plentiful. When encamped close to the Roque Nubloin February 1911, at an altitude of 5000 ft., I was muchstruck by the many Rock-Partridges {Caccahis ritfii) tobe found at this height. On every side of the ravine theywere calling one to the other, the birds silhouetted againstthe sky on the highest pinnacles they could find. While atthis camp I noticed several large flocks of Canaries, andagain when encamped still liigher up on a plateau 5650 ft. Ibis. 1912. 1. Jhe Cumbres.
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