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Title: Lord Lilford on birds: being a collection of informal and unpublished writings by the late president of the British Ornithologists' Union. With contributed papers upon falconry and otter hunting, his favourite sports
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Lilford, Thomas Littleton Powys, Baron, 1882-1896 Trevor-Battye, Aubyn Bernard Rochfort, 1855-1922 Thorburn, Archibald, 1860-1935
Subjects: Lilford, Thomas Littleton Powys Ornithologists -- Correspondence
Publisher: London, Hutchinson
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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The road between San Juan and Trianais almost impracticable, a complete slough of despond—mud, water, and ruts, deep enough to bury a regiment.However, we arrived safely, and T. went off after snipeswith Manuels son and got thirteen, chiefly jacks. Iwent with old Manuel to his hut about a mile off, butmy shooting was stopped by a tremendous squall ofrain and wind, which forced me to shelter again in thehut, where T. eventually came, and we lunched. Westarted towards Seville about 4.30, and had to walkfrom San Juan to Triana. Saw neophron and common kite. T. saw a goodmany snipes, but chiefly jacks. Old Manuel has fourlanners * eggs for me ; also a bottle of snakes andlizards in spirits. * The Lanner (Fako feldeggi). This falcon was formerly muchused in falconry, and has been trained in England of late years withqualified success. It does not moult the striped feathers of thebreast into bars, as the peregrine does, but the longitudinal stripesof the immature bird remain longitudinal.
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FLAMiNt;oi;s in thk Aviakv pond. MEDITERRANEAN NOTES 197 Ruiz brought his cousin, Rafael Mena, of Malaga,to see me in the evening. This seems a very intelligentman ; he tells me that three more trumpeter bullfincheshave turned up at Malaga, and that the cream-colouredcourser has occurred there three times in his recollection.He knows of a young Gypaetus now in the nest. February ij^th. Started in steam launch with T.and captain for Algaba ; arrived about 10 a.m. TookPerico, his brother-in-law, two sons, and two horsesafter bustards. Went a long way, only saw nine, andonly got one long ineffectual shot. Saw griffon vultures, bustards, cranes, storks, sandmartins, kingfisher, Cettis warbler, Bonellis eagle, peewits,one snipe, great number of larks—calandras, skylarks, andcrested. A very itw Cdandrella. Multitudes of kestrelsT. shot a hoopoe. February i^th. In steam launch to Algaba, pickedup Perico and a pilot for Alcata del Rio, arrived about10.30. Saw a great many bustards, but our

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