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it would seem as if the description and fig-ure were taken from a young- Marsh- 

 Harrier ! One reason for the general acceptance of the name has probably also been 

 the rarity of the book in which S. G. Gmeiin described his " Accipiter /forsckuii," so 

 that many were obliged to follow Sharpe's lead, as they could not verify the 

 quotation.) 



Common near Saida, also seen close to Tlemeen. 



93. Accipiter nisus punicus Erl. 

 Only seen and shot in the oak-woods near Tlemeen on April 2i). 



94. Circaetus gallicus (Gm.). 

 Observed near Ain Sefra and Saida. 



9."). Falco naumanni naumanni Fleiscb. 

 Several times seen near Saida, where a breeding-colony exists close to the 

 waterfall of Tift'rit, on an almost inaccessible cliff, which would be most dangerous 

 to climb, as stones and soil are rather brittle. 



9fi. Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus L. 



We saw Kestrels at and near Oran, near Tlemeen, Ain Sefra, and Saida. A 

 clutch of six eggs (one of which was broken) was taken near Ain Sefra, under a 

 railway bridge, and two fr«sh eggs were found in a forsaken Magpie's nest near 

 Tiffrit, north-east of Saida. 



97. Falco peregrinus pelegrinoides Temm. 



Cf. Hartert, ]'i''g. pal. Faiitm ii p. lo.'il. 



FaJro perfgi-hiiis jmn/ci/Sj Nur Zonl , xviii. p. 6.'5S. 



Observed near Tlemeen. 



98. Ciconia ciconia ciconia (L.). 

 As common in West Algeria as in the eastern part. By the end of April some 

 were sitting on their eggs in Tlemeen. Frequently seen near Saida. Exceedingly 

 common at Perregaux, where at least half a dozen nests with young, on eucalyptus 

 trees, could be observed from the platform of one of the two railway stations. 

 Several times three nests were on one tree, of whicli one, and in one case two, were 

 occupied. 



99. Columba livia livia L. 



A colony in a cave near the waterfall of Titfrit, not far from Saida. Also 

 observed close to Oran and near Tlemeen. 



lOi). Streptopelia turtur arenicola Hart. 

 Common in the plantation of Ain Sefra. (Jn May 16 and 17 their number 

 increased distinctly, though on the ISth a nest with strongly incul)ated eggs was 

 found. 



ItU. Pterocles arenarius (Pall.). 



and 

 102. Pterocles alchata (L.). 

 Both distinctly recognised near Ain Sefra. 



