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83. Thk Black-backed Courser Cursoriii.s ccgyp- 

 t'lus (Linnn?us), has been known to stray abnormally 

 to Algeria. It is an inhabitant of the valley of the 

 Nile from Cairo to about kit. 15°. 



84. The Lapwing Vanellas cristatus, Wolf and 

 Meyer, is said to breed sparingly in Algeria, but 

 it may be most correctly described as a regular 

 winter visitor. Canon Tristram states that it is 

 rare, and only found in winter. 



85. The White-tailed Lapwing Fanellus leii- 

 curus (Lichtenstein), is doubtfully recorded from 

 Algeria by Loche. This species breeds in Western 

 Turkestan and winters in Northern India, Southern 

 Persia, and North-Eastern Africa. It has occurred 

 abnormally in Southern Russia, Malta, the south 

 of France, and Senegal. 



86. The Kentish Plover ^gialophi/u.s cantianus 

 (Latham), is a resident in Algeria, but doubtless 

 subject to much seasonal local migration, and more 

 abundant in winter than in summer. Canon Tris- 

 tram states that it is universally distributed through- 

 out the Chotts and Sebkhas. 



87. The Little Ringed Plover /Egialitismino?- 

 (Wolf and Meyer), is a resident in Algeria, and 

 probably subject to considerable local migration, 

 moving southwards to an appreciable extent in 



