574 Mr. C. Dixon on the 



secondaries, except at the tips. It is impossible to tell with- 

 out a larger series whether either of these birds is speci- 

 fically distinct. 



We failed to note the great differences of habits which are 

 said to occur between these two birds, JE. sahane and E. stri- 

 olata. Mr. Elwes met with this pretty little bird amongst the 

 rocks, away from the dwellings of men, but still tame and 

 trustful as ever. My observations of the habits of this species 

 agree very closely with the capital account of the habits of 

 E. striolata as observed by Mr. Hume in Rajpootana, and 

 communicated by him to 'The Ibis'' for 1870 (p. 399). 



EmBERIZA CIA. 



We found the Meadow-Bunting in the Djebel Aures, both 

 near Oued Taga and in the cedar-range west of Batna. 



Emberiza miliaria. 



From the coast to Batna, in all cultivated districts and 

 where there is sufficient vegetation to afford it cover, the 

 Common Bunting was certainly the commonest bird we met. 

 From Batna its numbers decrease, and we never met with it 

 in El Kantara or Biskra. 



Passer domesticus. 



The Domestic Sparrow is common everywhere in the towns 

 and villages. 



Passer hispaniolensis. 



The above remark equally applies to the Spanish Sparrow ; 

 but it is not, perhaps, so abundant. I also noticed it further 

 in the wilderness, away from man's habitation ; and, Avhat is 

 worthy o£ remark, its nest, when built in trees, is far better 

 made than the Domestic Sparrow's. Their notes are precisely 

 similar. 



Fringilla ccelebs. 



We only met with the Common Chaffinch with absolute 

 certainty in the neighbourhood of Philippeville, where it is 

 rather common in the cork woods. 



Fringilla spodiogena. 



The Algerian Chaffinch we only found in the upland 



