302 Mr. O. Salvin's Five Months' Birds* -nesting 



XXX. — Five Months' Birds' -nesting in the Eastern Atlas. By 

 OsBERT Salvin, B.A., Corr. Memb. Zool. Soc. (Part II.) 



[Continued from p. 191.] 



21. Caprimulgus europ^us. (Goatsucker.) 



While we were encamped at Kef Laks, an Arab brought to 

 the tents a Goatsucker, half-dead. This was the only occasion 

 on which I met with this bird. 



22. Cypselus apus. (Swift.) 



On the 8th of March, I saw a single bird of this species fly- 

 ing over the city of Tunis. I did not observe it again until 

 reaching Algiers, where it occurred in plenty. 



23. Cypselus mblba. (Alpine Swift.) 



This species is more commonly seen about the plains of the 

 Salt Lake district than in the more mountainous parts of the 

 country, though in the latter it is by no means of unfrequent 

 occurrence. At Kef Laks I was vain enough to attempt to 

 shoot some specimens on a windy day ; though they frequently 

 came within shot, their pace was so great, that I totally failed 

 in my object, and only succeeded in firing my gun two or three 

 times. The Alpine Swift breeds in most of the rocks of the 

 country ; but we did not procure any of its eggs. 



24. HiRUNDO RusTiCA. (Swallow.) 



I found several pairs of these birds at the caravanseray of Ain 

 Yacoute, on the road between Constantine and Batna, where 

 they had their nests among the rafters of an open shed. 



25. Chelidon urbica. (Martin.) 



In the first week of March I saw several Martins at Sousa, 

 and others subsequently at Tunis. 



26. CoTYLE RiPARiA. (Sand Martin.) 



On one or two occasions, I observed birds of this species on 

 the road between Tunis and Kef during the third week in 

 March, I never saw others subsequently. 



27. CoRACiAS GARRULA. (Roller.) 



About the wooded hills that skirt the elevated plains of the 

 Eastern Atlas, the Holler may not unfrequently be met with. 



