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14. Sylvia conspicillata. (B. M. Cat. B. v. p. 22.) 

 The Spectacled Warbler I met with on several occasions, 



both in the north and south of the Regency. At Hamraan- 

 Lif, near Tunis, it is particularly abundant in spring, and 

 breeds in the mimosa bushes of the gardens there. 



15. Sylvia melanocephala. (B. M. Cat. B. v. p. 29.) 



I found this species near Kasrin, towards the end of April, 

 in pairs and breeding. 



16. Sylvia orphea. 



Very abundant at Gafsa, and further north. 



17. Phylloscopus rufus. 

 Common at Gafsa and further north. 



18. Phylloscopus trochilus. 

 Also common in the Gafsa oasis. 



19. Phylloscopus sibilatrix. 



Less common than the preceding two species. 



20. Phylloscopus bonelli. (B. M. Cat. B. v. p. 59.) 

 I met with this species occasionally. 



21. Hypolais pallida. (B. M. Cat. B. v. p. 82.) 



I obtained specimens of the Olivaceous Warbler in two or 

 three places, after the middle of April. 



22. Aedon galactodes. 



This species I also met with only towards the close of my 

 journey, but once the spring passage had set in it was 

 plentiful everywhere. At Hamman-Lif I counted as many 

 as half a dozen, all together on the ground, within a yard or 

 so of each other. 



23. Acrocephalus turdoides. 



I obtained a specimen of the Great Reed- Warbler on the 

 banks of the Oued Hattoub. 



24. ScoTocERCA sahar.€ (Loche). (B. M. Cat. B. vii. 

 p. 214.) 



This little 'bird seems to be strictly a desert species, never 

 occurring far north of the Sahara. During my recent journey 

 in Southern Tunisia, I met with it only on the plains to the 



