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resident in Algeria, but somewhat locally distributed. 

 So far as is known, the resident birds belong to the 

 typical race ; but there is some evidence to suggest 

 that examples of the paler northern race wander to 

 the country in winter. 



189. THE SOUTHERN LITTLE OWL Athene glaux 

 (Savigny), is a resident in Algeria, and generally 

 and commonly distributed in all parts of the 

 country. In the oases it is said by Canon Tristram 

 to breed down the sides of the wells when cliffs are 

 wanting. Loche remarks, that examples of this 

 pale race of Athene noctua (Scopoli) from the 

 desert are even paler than those from the area of 

 the Tell. 



199. THE BARN OWL Aluco flammeus (Linnaeus), 

 is a common resident in Algeria, but evidently local. 

 Taczanowski states that it is rare in winter. 



191. THE ROLLER Coracias garrulus, Linnaeus, is 

 a summer visitor to Algeria, principally to the 

 mountain forest districts. I met with it very abun- 

 dantly in the evergreen oak woods and the cedar 

 forests of the Djebel Aures, but did not see a trace 

 of it in the oases south of the Atlas. 



192. THE COMMON KINGFISHER Alcedo ispida, 

 Linnaeus, is a resident in Algeria, but not common, 

 and locally distributed along suitable streams. 



