92 Mr. J. I. S. WLitaker on Tunisian Birds. 



through which we passed beautifully fresh and green, after 

 the late rains. Countless Rollers and Bee-eaters^ resplendent 

 in the bright sunshine, accompanied us throughout the day, 

 while the pine-woods resounded with the merry song of the 

 Chaffinch and other small birds, welcoming the advent of 

 spring. Our journey, however, was over, and leaving 

 Tebessa early the following morning, we got back to Tunis 

 by midnight. The next day I spent at Hamman-Lif, near 

 Tunis, collecting a few specimens, and on the 27th April I 

 bid adieu to that town, and left for Sicily. 



In the accompanying list of birds I have included a few 

 species obtained by me near Tunis itself, and others collected 

 for me, during my absence in the south, by my taxidermist, 

 M. Blanc's assistant, whom I commissioned to visit the Tunis 

 market daily in search of specimens for me. 



List of Birds. 



1. TURDUS VISCIVORUS. 



I obtained specimens of the Mistle- Thrush at the end of 

 March, and again towards the end of A]Dril, in the pine- 

 woods to the north of Feriana, where this species no doubt 

 breeds. It is, however, not common in the Regency. 



2. MONTICOLA SAXATILIS. 



I met with the Rock-Thrush towards the end of April near 

 Kasrin. 



3. MONTICOLA CYANUS. 



I found the Blue Rock-Thrush also in the neighbourhood 

 of Kasrin and near Tebessa. It is common, and breeds in 

 all the mountainous parts of the Regency. 



4. Saxicola cenanthe. 

 Plentiful throughout my journey. 



5. Saxicola aurita. (B. M. Cat. B. v. p. 394.) 



I met with the Black-eared Chat constantly during ray 

 journey this year, both singly and in pairs. This species 

 seems to be much commoner in the Regency than the fol- 

 lowinjr one. 



