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33. MuscicAPA coLLARis Beclist. 



3 S and 2 ? , from Tarhuna, Beai-Oulid, Wed-Diuner, 

 and Oum-el-Abid, in April and May. 



34. HiRUNDo RUSTicA Linn. 



2 ^ , from Bonjem and Sidi-Faradje,in April and August. 



35. CoTiLE RiPARiA (Linu.). 



2 c?j from Bonjem and Ziegen, in April and May. 

 Mr. Dodson says the specimen obtained at Ziegen was 

 shot resting on the desert sands, quite exhausted. 



o6. COTILE OBSOLETA Cab. 



1 ^ , from Sebka, June 4th. 



Of this species Mr. Dodson says that it is rare, keeping 

 exclusively within the town limits. 



37. Passer salicicola Vieill. 

 1 Si from Jackna, April 2nd. 



38. Passer simplex (Liclit.). 



A good series, ^ and ? , from El Hamman, Getefa, and 

 Gliodna, in April and May. 



Regarding the Desert-JSparrow, Mr. Dodson says that he 

 did not observe any specimen outside of the Province of 

 Fezzan. Those he met with were living in date-palms, and 

 appeared to be breeding. In the British Museum there are 

 two examples of this Sparrow, from the Gould Collection, 

 labelled as having been obtained in Fezzan, one of them, 

 indeed, being from Mursuk, the capital of that Province. 



39. Emberiza miliaria Linn. 



1 ? , from Alouna Curerwa, April 3rd. 



40. Al^mon alaudipes (Desf.). 



A large series, S , ? ^ ^^'^ youi^g^ from various districts, 

 in May, June, and July. 



41. Galerida cristata macrorhyxcha (Trist.). 



1 (J , from Jackna, April 2nd. 



42. Galerida thekl^e superflua Hart. 



2 (^ , f rom Wed-Dinner and Wed-Chegga, in April and 

 July. 



