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winter. Canon Tristram states that it is not so 

 common as the preceding species. I remarked 

 many pairs of this plover in the oasis of Biskra 

 (lat. 35) in May. 



88. THE RINGED PLOVER ^Egialitis hiaticula 

 (Linnaeus), is said to breed sparingly in Algeria, but 

 is better known as a winter visitor. Its distribution 

 is very imperfectly defined. 



89. THE DOTTEREL Eudromias morinellus, Lin- 

 naeus, is a winter visitor to Algeria, and is widely 

 distributed. Canon Tristram found it in vast 

 flocks on the plains where there was any vegetation. 

 Taczanowski states that it was common on the 

 uplands near Ghelma and Constantine. Probably 

 many individuals cross Algeria to still more southern 

 haunts. 



90. THE GRAY PLOVER C/iaradrius Helvetians 

 (Brisson), is a winter visitor to Algeria, but its 

 distribution is very imperfectly known. 



91. THE GOLDEN PLOVER Charadrius pluvialu, 

 Linnaeus, is a winter visitor to Algeria. 



92. THE STONE CURLEW CEdicnemus crepitans, 

 Temminck, is a resident and breeds in Algeria. 

 Taczanowski states that it is common in the desert 

 probably in winter. Canon Tristram met with 

 it on the Hauts Plateaux. Its numbers are in- 



