5 S JOTTINGS ABOUT BIRDS. 



on the tail feathers, by its larger bill, and by its 

 generally larger size. 



250. THE COMMON CHAFFINCH FririgUla ccelebs, 

 Linnaeus, is a rare and local resident in Algeria 

 confined to the coast district. I only met with it 

 in the neighbourhood of Philippeville, where it was 

 rather common in the cork woods. 



251. THE DESERT ROCK SPARROW Petronia 

 brachydactyla, Bonaparte, is a resident in Algeria, 

 but details of its distribution in the desert areas 

 are wanting. I did not meet with this bird. 



252. THE ROCK SPARROW Petronia stulta (Gmelin), 

 is a resident in Algeria, but by no means common. 

 Its distribution is almost unknown. 



253. THE DESERT SPARROW Passer simplex 

 (Lichtenstein), is a rare and local resident, only 

 found, according to Canon Tristram, in the 

 Southern Sahara. This naturalist found it breeding 

 at El Wed. 



254. THE SPANISH SPARROW Passer hispaniolensis, 

 Temminck, is a resident in Algeria, and very widely 

 distributed amongst the towns and villages. I 

 remarked that it was more frequent in the wilder- 

 ness, away from the habitations of man, than the 

 following species. Its note is precisely similar to 

 that of the Common Sparrow. 



