214 Bird-Notes from Morocco and the Great Atlas. 



75. Comatibis eremita. Red-cheeked Ibis. 



I did not see this Ibis in the mountains, but it does occur 

 there, and breeds in the cliffs and caves of Haha at no great 

 distance from Mogador. Personally I did not find it breeding 

 south of the Wad Moorbey, although I occasionally saw 

 flocks throughout the plains. 



76. (Edemia nigra. Common Scoter. 



The only note of any interest made on Ducks in the south 

 of Morocco is that the Common Scoter was seen in large flocks 

 in Mazagan Bay in the beginning of August. 



77. Columba palumbus. Ring-Dove. 

 Common throughout the Atlas. 



'78. Columba cenas. Stock-Dove. 

 Locally common in the Atlas. 



79. Pterocles arenarius. Black-bellied Sand-Grouse. 

 Very common on the plains and very tame. I saw a few 



on the lower slopes of the mountains on broken ground. 



80. Pterocles alchata. Pintailed Sand -Grouse. 



Far less numerous and much wilder than the last-named ; 

 I saw none away from the plains. 



81. Grus communis. Common Crane. 



I saw the Common Crane in flocks on the plain south of 

 the Wad Moorbey on June 9th. 



82. Giareola pratincola. Common Pratincole. 



I have noted that I found the Common Pratincole nesting 

 in the fields in the Central Provinces. I did not see it in 

 the south of the country. 



83. Cursorius gallicus. Cream-coloured Courser. 

 Seen in small numbei's throughout the plains. 



84. iEGiALins curonica. Little Ringed Plover. 

 Nesting in suitable places throughout the country and up 



to a considerable elevation in the Atlas. 



85. Totanus ochropus. Green Sandpiper. 



X saw an example in Marrakesh on the 13th of June. 



