194 Mr. H. F. Witherby on 



of April, when it appeared in numbers in trees where we had 

 previously noticed many old nests. 



Fringilla ccslebs AFRicANUs Levaill. 



Hartert, Vog. pal. Fauna, p. 127. 



$ ad., <J ad., ? ad. H. Meskoutine, March 17, 26, & 29. 



The Algerian Chaffinch is intermediate in colouring between 

 the dark Morocco bird (F. c. koenigi) and the much paler 

 Tunisian form (F. c. spodioyemjs). 



The bird was fairly common in Northern Algeria. 



LlNOTA CANNABINA (L.). 



Acanthis cannabina nana (Tsch.) ; Hartert, Vog. pal. Fauna, 

 p. 75. 



$ ad., ? ad., <J ad. H. Meskoutine, March 24 & 25. 



Linnets from N. Africa are, on the average, a shade shorter 

 in the wing than European birds, but the variation is very 

 small and I can find no other constant point of difference, 

 so I prefer not to follow Dr. Hartert in separating them. 



FRINGILLARIA SAHARA Tl'istl'. 



J ad. Biskra, March 15. 

 This was the only individual seen. 



E»« BERIZA MILIARIA L. 



? ad. Biskra, March 11. 



The Corn-Bunting was fairly common wherever there was 

 cultivation. 



Emberiza cirlus L. 



S ad., S ad., ? ad. H. Meskoutine, March 24, April 3 

 &6. 



The Cirl Bunting was fairly common and breeding at 

 H. Meskoutine and at H. B/Hira. Were it not for its often- 

 repeated note, we should frequently have passed this bird 

 by, as it sits so close. We sometimes found it very difficult 

 to locate by the note, which seems to have a ventriloquial 

 effect. 



Emberiza cia L. 



$ ad., S ad. Les Glacieres, May 8 & 12. 



The Meadow-Bunting M'as only met with above 3500 feet 



