212 Mr. E. G. B. Meade-Waldo— Bird-Notes 



acacia at the foot of the mountains being full of old and 

 new nests. It does not ascend nearly so high in the moun- 

 tains as the Jay. In the summer some districts were full of 

 flocks of old birds which had not bred. 



53. Corvus tingitanus. Tangier Raven. 

 Common everywhere. 



54. Cypselus koenigi. White-rurnped Swift. 



Locally very common. There was a large colony breeding 

 in the archway of the house of Muley-el-Hadji in Marrakesh. 



55. Cypselus murinus. Mouse-coloured Swift. 



The common Swift of the country, breeding everywhere. 



56. Caprimulgus europ^eus. Common Nightjar. 



This species was breeding throughout the Atlas up to a 

 great elevation. 



57. Dendrocopus mauritanus. Moorish Pied Wood- 

 pecker. 



This Woodpecker was very common throughout the Atlas, 

 and I may add that it abounded in the Forest of Marmora 

 east of Rabat. 



58. Gecinus vaillanti. Algerian Green Woodpecker. 

 Very common in the mountains. I used, to see it far up 



on the mountain-sides above the limit of trees. 



59. Alcedo ispida. Common Kingfisher. 

 Very common and breeding on the Wad Nyfys. 



60. Coracias garrulus. Common Roller. 



This species, which abounds everywhere in extraordinary 

 numbers, ascends to a considerable height in the mountains. 

 I saw it breeding in old walnut-trees at an elevation of over 

 6000 feet at Irai Euern. 



61. Merops api aster. Common Bee-eater. 



The Bee-eater was seen in great numbers in July, frequent- 

 ing the highest mountains. Large flocks passed over every 

 night, migrating south. 



62. Upupa epops. Hoopoe. 



Found breeding in old olive-trees at Sould Jedid in July. 



