( 66) 

 06. *Phoenicopterus roseus Pall. 



Gf.Xnr.Znnl. xviii. p. .^41. 



On February 2i) we found three dead Flamingoes near Bimlj .Saada, which had 

 struck the telegraph-wires a few days before. According to information of some 

 Frenchmen and Arabs hundreds of Flamingoes were observed in JIareh on the 

 (Jhott near Mraier. 



97. *Anas crecca crecca L. 



Cf. Nuv. ZiiiiJ. xviii. p. .542. 



One e.xamincd wliile it was lieing jiiucked for the kitchen, at Ouargia on 

 March 8. Said to be common at limes at Ouargia and El-fiolea, on [lassage. 



98. "Anas querquediila !>. 



Cf. Cat. B. Bril. Mus. xxvii. p. 'I'Xi (•' (Jmrii'ii'iliila cinia'') ; Loulic, F.jjil. Sriciil. .Mijfrie, Oh. ii. 

 p. 376 (Pleriici/rmea cin-Ki), 



One shot at Ouargia, Maich '.i, wlien three oi' four oIIhts were seen, and 

 another examined there a day or two after, wliicli was sliot by the hotel- 

 keeper. 



Many Ducks of various kimls visit the Chotts near Ouargia and elsewhere, and 

 still more, apparently, the lake at El-(iolea, but we were too late in the latter place 

 for them ; their shooting recjuires time, as they arc generally very wild and every 

 sportsman is after them. Some ducks seen at a distance at El-Golea in March 

 appeared to be Anctd pcnclojjr, 



99. Columba livia livia L. 



Cf. Nur. Zonl. xviii. p. M:i 



Not found among the mountains of the central Sahara, where we visited thera. 

 The Southernmost place where we saw any was at Sebseb, May )>>>, where there 

 were a good many, of which a young liird was obtained. 



Also seen at (Jhardaia. 



]|"i. Streptopelia turtur arenicola (Ilari, ],.). 



(M'artim '.) 

 Cf. Ntii: Ziiof. xviii. p. .54;i. 



Turtle-doves were once seen at In-Salah and at Igosten, where a male was 

 shot, which is so dark that I cannot say tliat it difi'ers from -V. t. turtur of Central 

 Eurojie ; it is, however, a bit greasy, and fat darkens the colours very much ; it 

 was shot from a flock of five or si.\, and its testicles were 2 cm. long and li mm. 

 thick. 



A number of Turtle-doves were seen at El-Golea in May, and a few single 

 ones on passage north of In-Salah and in the Southern Oued Mya, on April 25 

 and 28, and May o, also on May 8, but none could be shot. 



A single adult male, with enlarged testicles, was killed TO km. south of 

 Ghardaia. 



Many breed at Ghardaia, Tonggourt, Mraier and Biskra, evidently also at 

 Guerrara, where a ? was shot on June 7, which is somewhat dark for firenicoln, 

 but not (juite dark enough for S. t. turtur. 



