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ably pale example. It is not at all commou, I understand, in 

 the Regency. 



53. Iynx torquilla. 



A common spring migrant. 



54. CORACIAS GARRULA. 



Exceedingly plentiful during the spring passage. Rollers 

 and Bee-eaters [Merops apiaster) were constantly to be seen 

 after the beginning of April. 



55. Strix flammea. 



Not uncommon in Tunis and other parts of the Regency 

 in a pale form. 



56. Scops giu. 



I obtained a specimen of this little Owl at Gafsa, and 

 repeatedly heard the mournful note of this species while in 

 the south. It evinces a great partiality for palm-trees, and 

 might well be called the Palm-Owl. 



57. Gyps fulvus. 



I obtained a specimen at the Djebel Ressas, near Tunis. 



58. Circus cyaneus. 



I obtained specimens at Ras-el-Aioun and near Tunis, 

 where it is fairly abundant. 



59. Circus macrurus. (B. M. Cat. B. i. p. Q>7.) 

 More common than the preceding species. 



60. BUTEO desertorum. 



I have a specimen from the neighbourhood of Tunis. 



61. MiLVUS MIGRANS. 



One of the commonest birds in the Regency. I have 

 sometimes counted as many as a score of them together. It 

 is very fearless, and will often swoop down within a few yards 

 of one when hunting for food. 



62. Elanus c^ruleus. 



I have a specimen from Tunis. 



63. Falco feldeggi. (B. M. Cat. B. i. p. 389.) 



I have two specimens of the Lauuer, procured for me by 



