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less common than the allied species, not only in Algeria but also 

 in England. 



66. Phyllopneuste rufa (Lath.). CbifFchaff. 

 One shot at Laghouat. 



67. Phyllopneuste sibilatrix. Wood Wren. 

 Mzab. 



68. Regulus cristatus (Linn.). Golden-crested Wren. 

 Algiers. 



69. Troglodytes parvulus, Koch. Wren. 

 Algiers and elsewhere. 



70. Anthus pratensis (Linn.). Meadow Pipit. 

 Common. 



71. Anthus campestris, Bechst. Tawny Pipit. 



In some places the soil of the Sahara is soft and sandy, in 

 othei*s hard and pebbly. The Tawny Pipit affects the former 

 where there is little or no herbage. It appears to be a very 

 solitary bird and not common. Its flight is undulating, like that 

 of the Wagtail ; and, like the latter, it twitters on the wing. 



72. Anthus arboreus, Bechst. Tree Pipit. 

 Common in Summer. 



73. Motacilla alba, Linn. White Wagtail. 

 Universally distributed during the spring and winter, but, on 



the whole, commoner in the Tell than in the Sahara. On one 

 occasion I observed a large flock on a newly ploughed field. They 

 are decidedly gregarious at certain seasons. Numbers were seen 

 one evening at Laghouat, settling to roost in a wet field of wheat. 

 Though it was not later than the 26th of March, many were still 

 in winter plumage. 



74. BuDYTES FLAVA (Linn.). Grey-headed Yellow Wagtail. 

 In the Tell I now and then saw specimens of this Wagtail, but 



could not get near them. At Laghouat it was quite common, in 

 flocks, apparently on passage, the birds being comparatively tame. 



75. Motacilla boarula. Lath. Grey Wagtail. 



I saw what, I have no doubt, was this species, at Oran. 



