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gravure and "Black and White" illastrations, have heen carefully 

 attended to by Messrs. Bale and Danielsson. 



In the two maps given, one of the Eegency of Tunisia, the other 

 of Marocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, as also throughout this work 

 generally, I have adopted, to a considerable extent, the French official 

 orthography, as being that now most in use, and employed in recently 

 published maps of those countries. 



My best thanks are due and are most heartily tendered to Mr. 

 W. E. Ogilvie-Grant, for having kindly read through the whole of my 

 proof-sheets, and for having given me the benefit of his advice on 

 various points. I also beg to thank those who have afforded me the 

 opportunity of examining specimens, or otherwise assisted me in my 

 work, and among such kind friends in England may be mentioned Dr. 

 Bowdler Sharpe, Dr. Ernst Hartert, and the late Mr. E. Cavendish 

 Taylor, while on the Continent Prof. E. H. Giglioli of Florence, 

 Prof. G. MartorelH of Milan, Count T. Salvadori of Turin, and Dr. 

 E. Oustalet of Paris, have each and all been most kind in allowing 

 me "the run" of the fine collections under their charge, and offering 

 me every facility in their power. 



I also take this opportunity of expressing my gratitude to Dr. 

 P. L. Sclater for having first directed my attention to the study of 

 Ornithology, thus affording me so pleasant a " hobby," and interesting 

 an occupation for waning years. 



Finally, to Mr. R. H. Porter, and particularly to Mr. E. A. Porter, 

 my thanks are due for the care and attention devoted to the publica- 

 tion and production of these vohnues. Mr. E. A. Porter has been of 

 the greatest assistance to me in making out the synonymy and index 

 of the species. 



In conclusion, I beg to say that this work has no advanced scientific 

 aim, but is merely intended to be a short, though I trust a faithful, 

 history of the birds to be met with in the Regency of Tunis. It may, 

 I hope, be of some use to ornithologists and bird-lovers generally, and 

 in particular to those who may travel in the country of which it 

 treats, which has proved to me for many years so "happy a hunting 

 ground," and afforded such endless enjoyment. 



With these valedictory remarks, and relying on the lenient 

 criticism of brother ornithologists for such shortcomings as may be 

 found in it, I beg to place my book before the public. 



JOSEPH I. S. WHITAKEE. 



