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182. Anas crecca (L.)- 



Seen in March near Biskra ; seen and sliot in February on Lake Fetzara. 

 Featbers ou sides and abdomen still moulting in Februar}*. 



183. Spatula clypeata (L-). 



Seen on Lake Fetzara in February and received from Mr. Steinbaeh, wlio shot 

 one near Biskra. 



184. Dafila acuta (L.). 

 The Pintail is not rare in winter on tlie lakes of North Algeria. 



185. Mareca penelope (L.). 



The Wigeon is common in North Algeria in winter. AVe obtained a siiiMinicn 

 near Constantino in Febrnary. 



186. Nyroca nyroca (Giild.). 



The AVhite-eyed Dnck appears to be fairly common in North Algeria in winter. 

 We shot one on Lake Fet/.ara on Felirnary 0, Kill. 



18T. Nyroca ferina ferina fL.). 



A male was shot on Lake Fetzara, February '.», 19II, in beautiful s]iring 

 ])lumage. It appears not to be rare in winter. 



188. Nyroca fuligula fuligula (L. ). 



Common on Lake Fetzara in February. The body-plumage of males and 

 females was still moulling on February 9. 



I8'.i. Columba oenas L. 



We once distinctly recognised a pair, evidently on j)assage, iu the dayats, where 

 Tristram observed it in 1866. 



190. Columba palumbus palumbus L. 



A comparison of our specimens from Algeria and a good series from the 

 Moroccan Atlas, collected by Riggenbach, has convinced us that the N.AV. African 

 Wood-pigeon cannot be 8ej)arated from the Euroijean one. Bonaparte (Cum/i/. 

 Rfiid. I'aris .xliii. p. s36, lt<o6) gave the name of crcelsu-i to the North Algerian 

 Pigeon, because it e.xcelled all other Algerian Pigeons iu size, and had more white 

 on the wings and neck. Erlanger said it differed by being paler, and hati more 

 white on the neck, while we thought it was more intensely coloured. 



None of these characters hold good. Neither is this supposed form larger than 

 European palumhun, nor is there more white on them, nor are they richer or paler 

 in colour. 



We must therefore agree with Salvadori, Koenig, and Whitaker, who refused 

 to separate the African form. 



V^e found it common near Larabese, and not rare in the woods of Hammam 

 R'hira in the Atlas. 



