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4000 feet j and at one place (Jebel Bonrzegan) it was nesting 

 in rocks far removed from any human dwellings. 



45. Galerida theckl^e. Crested Lark. 



The Crested Lark is the commonest bird in Morocco ; it 

 occurs almost everywhere. I saw it up to a considerable 

 elevation in the Atlas, frequenting even comparatively small 

 open spaces in the woods. The form that has been named 

 G. t. isabellina appeared to be the most constant throughout 

 the south of the country. 



46. Alauda arborea. Wood-Lark. 



The Wood-Lark was fairly common in the Atlas. It was 

 breeding in July. It frequented the upper parts of the forest 

 on the edge of the scrub at about 8500 feet. 



47. Calandrella minor. Lesser Short-toed Lark. 



The Lesser Short-toed Lark was common throughout the 

 semi-deserts at the foot of the Atlas, and I saw it at intervals 

 throughout the country south of the Wad Moorbey. 



48. Melanocorypha calandra. Calandra Lark. 



I did not see the Calandra Lark breeding south of the 

 Wad Moorbey, although it was locally very common further 

 north. 



49. Otocorys atlas. Atlas Shore-Lark. 



I saw the Atlas Shore-Lark in small flocks, with a few pairs, 

 on Tizi Gourza up to about 10,500 feet. 



50. Sturnus unicolor. Purple Starling. 



I noticed that this Starling, locally so common in the 

 plains, did not reach far up into the mountains. 



51. Garrujlus minor. African Jay. 



The Jays that I brought from the Atlas have been named 

 Gurrulus minor, and those that I brought from the neigh- 

 bourhood of Tangier G. cervicalis. The Jay is extremely 

 abundant throughout the wooded portions of the Atlas, and 

 ascends as far as the limit of trees. 



7>'2. Pica mauritaxica. Moorish Magpie. 

 The Magpie is locally very common, some ot the tracts of 



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