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49. THE POMATORHINE SKUA Stercorarius poma- 

 torhinus, Temminck, is a rare straggler in winter to 

 the Algerian coasts. 



50. RICHARDSON'S SKUA Stercorarius richardsoni, 

 Swainson, is a rare straggler to the Algerian coasts 

 in winter, but this species is not known to penetrate 

 far into the Mediterranean, although its range at 

 that season extends as far south as the Cape of 

 Good Hope. 



, 51. BUFFON'S SKUA Stercorarius biiffbni, Boie, is 

 an occasional visitor to the coasts of Algeria, its 

 range in winter extending up the Mediterranean as 

 far east as the Italian peninsula. Taczanowski 

 records one example. 



52. THE WOODCOCK Scolopax rusticola, Linnaeus, 

 is a common winter visitor to Algeria. It is very 

 possible that some few remain behind in spring to 

 breed on the Atlas range, seeing that the bird is 

 a resident and breeds on the mountains of the 

 Atlantic islands: Madeira, Canaries, and Azores. 



53. THE GREAT SNIPE Scolopax major, Gmelin, 

 is a somewhat rare winter resident in Algeria, the 

 majority of individuals appearing to pass still further 

 to the south. Taczanowski states that he saw it in 

 March. 



54. THE COMMON SNIPE Scolopax galliuago, 



