73 Mr. J. H. Gurney, Jun., on the Ornithology of Algeria. 



ing to be directly beueatli the point of the other. It walks 

 with long strides, but not fast, stooping first on one side and 

 then on the other. At Tibrem I saw Egyptian Vultures of all 

 ages, but did not succeed in obtaining a specimen, though I was 

 more than once within shot. 



3. Aquila ciiRvsAETOs (Linn.). Golden Eagle. 

 At Bouffarik I saw a dead specimen. 



4. BuTEO DESERTORUM (Daudiu) . African Buzzard. 

 Buzzards were often seen at a distance. I got within fifty 



yards of one, not far from Sidi Maklouf, sitting on the edge of 

 its nest. It was as red as any Kite, and must certainly have 

 been B. desertorum. Kites were also frequently seen, and once 

 or twice a Falcon. I purchased a live Lanner of a Zouave at 

 Laghouat, which is now in the Zoological Society's Gardens in the 

 Regent's Park. 



To show how rich this country is in Raptores, I may mention 

 that Capt. Loche enumerates no less than 37, nearly all of which 

 are resident species. 



5. TiNNUNCULus ALAUDARius (G. R. Gray). Kestrel. 

 Common. 



6. Circus ^eruginosus (Linn.). Marsh-Harrier. 



At Laghouat, I am sorry to say, I missed a fine specimen. 



7. Circus CYANEUS (Linn.). Hen-Harrier. 



I observed a fine pair of the Hen-Harrier, which is not in- 

 cluded in Dr. Tristram's Sahara list (Ibis, i. p. 277), haunting 

 some rushes and an Arab's garden at Laghouat. They were 

 remarkably tame for Hawks ; I shot the female, and crept up to 

 within 40 yards of the male as he was preying upon a bird ; but 

 having only No. 11. shot in my gun, he escaped. Egypt was 

 the only locality in Africa from which my father had previously 

 seen the Hen-Harrier. 



8. Strix flammea (Linn.). Barn-Owl. 



At Algiers I shot one specimen, but saw no others. 



9. Scops zorca (Bp.) : Scops giu (Scopoli). Scops Owl. 

 The Scops Owl resembles the Little Owl in its flight, but it 



