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lies more iu the same degree of latitude as the hitherto recog- 

 uized habitats of L.fallax. It is quite possible that the 

 bird fouud by Mr. Apliu may have strayed northwards, along 

 the sea-coast to Gabes. 



While on the subject of Grey Shrikes I may observe that 

 I have among my numerous specimens from South Tunis a 

 few which differ from the ordinary type of L. dealbatus in 

 having the grey of the upper parts tinged with an ashy brown 

 shade instead of being of a pure French-grey, the white alar 

 patch also being much smaller, the secondaries having much 

 less white in them, and the darker tail-feathers being brown 

 instead of black. Tlie underparts, however, are pure white, 

 as in the typical bird. These are probably immature birds. 



15. MUSICAPA COLLARIS. 



I have specimens of the White-collared Flycatcher both 

 from Mr. Aplin and from M. Blanc. The former found it 

 at the Source des Trois Palmiers, but nowhere else, and 

 apparently it is not a common species in Tunis. It frequents 

 low bushes near water, and in its habits resembles its congener 

 the Pied Flycatcher. 



16. CoTiLE RUPESTRis. (Cat. B. Brit. Mus. x. p. 109.) 

 Only met with on one occasion, viz. on the 11th April, in 



the rocky gorge near the Source des Trois Palmiers, where 

 three or four individuals were flying about, in company with 

 some White-rumped Swifts {Cypselus affinis). 



17. COCCOTHRAUSTES VULGARIS. 



Mr. Aplin shot a male Hawfinch on the 14th May, in a 

 wild-olive wood in the Medjerdah Valley. Contrary to what 

 one would have expected, this specimen was of a very dull 

 colour, and more like our English bird than the brighter- 

 coloured form found in South Europe. 



The Hawfinch is apparently not a common bird in 

 Tunisia, although so plentiful in Sicily and Southern Italy 

 generally. 



18. Emberiza cirlus. 



Met with only in the Medjerdah Valley, on the shrubbed 

 hillsides, where a pair was secured after considerable trouble. 



