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specimens of this interesting bird,, and noticed that 

 it frequents the evergreen oak woods as well as the 

 pine forests. The Crested Titmouse, Parus crista- 

 lus, may yet be found to inhabit the Algerian or 

 Moroccan forests. 



291. THE ALGERIAN BLUE TITMOUSE Parus 

 ultramarinus, Bonaparte, is a resident in Algeria, 

 found throughout the forest districts. I met with 

 it in abundance in the evergreen oak and cedar 

 forests; also in the cork woods at Philippeville. It 

 was only just commencing to nest in the middle of 

 May. The birds from the Canaries are distinct, 

 and named Parus teneriffte. These latter are dis- 

 tinguished from the Algerian species by the absence 

 of pale tips to the greater wing coverts, and the 

 very indistinct tips to the innermost secondaries, 

 which in P. ultramarinus are broad and conspicuous. 



292. THE HEDGE ACCENTOR Accentor modularis 

 (Linnaeus), is a rare abnormal migrant to Algeria in 

 winter. 



293. THE ALGERIAN BUSH-BABBLER Argya fulva 

 (Desf.), is a resident in Algeria, apparently south of 

 the Atlas, where it is, according to Taczanowski, 

 found throughout such desert sand-hills as are covered 

 with scrub. I met with this species at Biskra. 



294. THE DESERT WREN WARBLER Drymceca 



