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38. Motacilla flava flava L. Blue-headed Wa^jtail. 

 Seen on migration at Biskra iu April 1912 (W). 



39. Motacilla alba alba L. White Wagtail. 



Almost universal iu February : Biskra, February 7, etc. 



(W). 



40. Motacilla boarula boarula L. Grey Wagtail. 



Seen in the gorge at Constantine, February 23, 1906 ; 

 also at Hamniam Meskoutine about a week later (W). 



41. Certhia brachydactyla mauritanica With. North- 

 African Tree-Creeper. 



Seen and heard in the cork-oak woods at Taya, April 8, 

 1911. Note quite loud and distinct (W). 



42. Parus major excelsus Buvry. Algerian Great Tit. 

 Scarce : a pair seen near Larabese (J). Noted in the 



Aur^s range, February 15 ; also in cork woods at Taya 

 (W). Uncommon at Ain Mokra : one nest with five eggs 

 found in a eucalyptus stump, below the level of the ground. 

 May 12, 1913 (R). 



43. Parus cceruleus ultramarinus Bp. Ultramarine Tit. 

 General in wooded districts. Met with in the pine and 



ilex forest near Lambese : a clutch of six eggs taken from a 

 hole in ilex on April 29. Also common among the palms in 

 oases of Biskra, Sidi Okba, etc. (J). Noted at El Kantara, 

 H. Meskoutine, Algiers, Philippeville, and Bone, where it 

 was breeding (W). Fairly common at Ain Mokra: nest 

 with four incubated eggs behind a strip of eucalyptus bark, 

 May 8, 1913 (R). 



44. Parus ater ledouci Malh. Algerian Coal-Tit. 

 Cleaily identified in pine forest above Lambese, April 28 



(J). Seen in cork-oak forest at Taya, April 8 (W). 



45. Panurus biarmicus (L.). Bearded Tit. 



This species has not been previously recorded from 

 Algeria, but Mr. Wallis saw a pair, one of whic h had a grey 



