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Mr. E. G. B. M eade- Waldo— Bird-Notes 



26. Troglodytes parvulus. Common Wren. 



The Wren appeared to be common enough in one tract of 

 moist forest, but I obtained only a single specimen after 

 much perseverance. 



27. MOTACILLA SUBPERSONATA. (Fig. 11, CI.) 



Motacilla subpersonata Meade-Waldo, Bull. B. O. C. xii. 

 p. 27. 



Adult male and female. Most nearly allied to .1/. per sonata 

 (fig. 11, b), from which, however, it may be at once dis- 

 tinguished by having the white on the forehead only half 



Fig. 11. 



a. Motacilla subpersonata. b. M. personate/. 



as wide, 0'2 inch instead of 0'4 inch. The black is confined to 

 the head, and does not extend beyond the nape. The median 

 and greater secondary wing-coverts are dusky brown, with 

 pale margins instead of white. 



Total length, 

 c? (worn) ca. 



m. 

 8-0 

 8-0 



Wing, 

 in. 



3-45 



3-6 



Tail. 



in. 

 3-65 



3-8 



Tarsus. 

 in. 

 0-95 

 095 



Hab. Wad Moorbey, Zragna, Morocco (June 4th and 5th, 

 1901). 



This Wagtail was found in family-parties on the side of 

 the river, and was not uncommon. 



28. Motacilla melanope. Grey Wagtail. 



The Grey Wagtail was common on all the streams of the 



