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and up to 4000 feet in the Djebel Aures. I met 

 with it very common at Constantine, more sparingly 

 southwards. 



268. THE RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER Muscicapa 

 parva, Bechstein, is said by Loche to be found in 

 Algeria. It may be a rare winter visitor. 



269. THE WOODCHAT SHRIKE Lanius rufus, 

 Brisson, is a summer visitor to Algeria (arriving in 

 March, according to Taczanowski), and widely dis- 

 tributed from the more northern oases to the coast. 

 I met with this species in all parts of the country 

 wherever the vegetation was sufficient to afford it 

 shelter. 



270. THE RED-BACKED SHRIKE Lanius collurio, 

 Linnaeus, is most probably an accidental visitor to 

 Algeria, seeing that it occasionally nests in Portugal, 

 and has been shot in the south of Spain. The 

 normal line of migration of this Shrike is too far 

 to the east to render the bird's appearance in Algeria 

 more than exceptional. 



271. THE ALGERIAN GRAY SHRIKE Lanius algeri- 

 ensis, Lesson, is a resident in the country. Tacza- 

 nowski states that this species is very common on 

 the plains near Fezzara. 



272. THE PALLID SHRIKE Lanius lahtora, Sykes, 

 is a resident in Algeria^ and replaces the preceding 



