70 JOTTINGS ABOUT BIRDS. 



It is not improbable that a small number remain 

 and breed in the northern districts. 



311. The Chiffchaff Phijlloscnpus riifus (Qtoh- 

 stein), is a winter visitor to Algeria, but there 

 is no evidence of its ever having bred in the 

 country. 



312. The Firecrest Regulus ignicapi/ii(s (Vem- 

 minck), is a resident in the mountain forests of 

 Algeria, its numbers being increased in winter by 

 migrants from Europe. I found it very common 

 near Lambessa and Batna. It is said that the 

 Goldcrest, R. cristatus (Koch), visits Algeria in 

 winter, but I cannot find any conclusive evidence 

 of the fact. It is said regularly to pass Malta on 

 migration in spring and autumn. 



313. The Dartford Warbler Sylvia provincialis 

 (Gmelin), is a resident in Algeria, but subject 

 apparently to some internal migration, as Canon 

 Tristram remarks, " in winter, in the dayats only." 



314. Marmora's Warbler Sylvia sarda (Marm.), 

 has once been shot near Batna, according to 

 Taczanowski. 



315. The Garden Warbler Sylvia horteusis, 

 Gmelin, is a winter visitor to Algeria, frequenting 

 the oasss. 



316. The Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla (LinncTus), 



