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region, and I believe it does not occur far, if at all, south of 

 this,wliere the country becomes less mountainous, and the alfa- 

 plains commence. Specimens of this species from Algeria 

 and Marocco are said to be darker than those from Tunis ; 

 but having only a very small series of examples in my col- 

 lection, I am unable to speak on this point. I believe there 

 is only one recorded instance of the Algerian Shrike having 

 occurred north of the Mediterranean, viz. that of the capture 

 of a bird of this species, under somewhat peculiar circum- 

 stances, in July 189.2, near Florence (Giglioli, Icon. Avi- 

 fauna Ital. sp. 80, fasc. 51). The specimen is now in the 

 Florence Museum. 



34. Lanius pomeranus. 



The Woodchat was plentiful in most of the places we 

 visited, after the commencement of the spring passage. I 

 found it breeding towards the end of April, near Kasrin. 



35. Telephonus senegalus. (B.M. Cat. B. viii. p. 124.) 

 I have a specimen of the Tchagra Shrike obtained near 



Tunis. 



36. MUSCICAPA GRISOLA. 



A common spring migrant. 



37. MUSCICAPA ATRICAPILLA. 



The Pied Flycatcher is also fairly common. 



38. HiRUNDO RUFULA. 



M. Blanc procured me a specimen of this species, and told 

 me that he receives a few examples of it every year for 

 preparation. 



39. COTILE RIPARIA. 



Fairly common in the north of Tunis. C. rupestris, I 

 believe, is also found in the Regency, but I have not yet 

 met with it myself. 



40. Passer itali^e. (B. M. Cat. B. xii. p. 315.) 



I include under this heading two specimens, apparently of 

 this species, which I obtained during my late journey ; but as 

 neither of them has the perfect or typical plumage of 

 P. italicB, as found in Italy in spring, I am not sure of their 



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