298 Mr. J. H. Gurncy, Jim., on the Ornithology of Algeria. 



At Bougzoul an Arab brought mc an adult female Flamingo 

 which had only just been killed. The beak would not open to 

 more than li inch. The interior of the upper mandible was 

 almost like whalebone. Iris yellow, red on the outside. It had 

 a brackish smell, and weighed 6i lbs. A male would perhaps, 

 have weighed more. Expanse 5 feet. Expanse of web 5 inches. 

 Wings not reaching quite to the end of tail. Axillaries bright 

 red, in number 12. 



123. (Edicnemus crepitans, Temm. Thick-knee. 



A fine specimen in the Algiers market about the end of 

 February. 



124. Vanellus cristatus, Meyer. Lapwing. 



Dr. Tristram observed that not even a straggler remained in 

 Algeria after March (Ibis, 1860, p. 79). 



125. Charadrius pluvialis, Linn. Golden Plover. 

 Not very common. 



126. Charadrius morinellus (Linn.). Dotterel. 

 Common at Ain-Oussera. Some which were shot on the 13th 



of March, had just begun to assume the summer plumage. 



127. -^gialitis minor (Meyer.) Little Ringed Plover. 

 The Little Ringed Plover was pretty common at Laghouat, 



generally alone, or at most in pairs, beside smaller and drier 

 " chotts " than its congener the Kentish Plover frequented. 

 Both species run with great celerity on sand or shingle, stop- 

 ping about every half dozen yards to bow the head, and emitting 

 a shrill whistle. The eye is dark brown, and the eyelids 

 yellow. 



128. iEGiALiTis cantiana (Lath.). Kentish Plover. 

 At Laghouat. 



129. ToTANUs ocHROPUS (Temm.). Green Sandpiper. 



I only shot one in the Tell ; but further south they became 

 common, and they might even be said to be numerous at Lag- 

 houat. I cannot help thinking that they breed in Algeria. 

 There were at least twenty couple in the Laghouat marsh up to 

 April 9th, and probably much later. There are, indeed, few 

 trees at Laghouat except Date-palms ; but there seems no good 



