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74. Garrulus cervicalis, Bonaparte. Algerian Black-headed 



Jay. 



Mr. Meade-Waldo found this bird on the Moorish side of the 

 Straits, and brought home several ; he describes it as chiefly a 

 mountain bird, with a voice different to that of G. glandarius. 



Crown with thick black crest ; nape and fore part of back vinous rufous ; 

 space round eye white. Length 14 inches. 



75. Pica rustica (Scopoli). The Common Magpie. 

 Spanish. Urraca, Marica. 



Our British Magpie is extremely local in Andalucia ; but 

 where met with is very abundant ; they do not, however, occur 

 to the south of Seville, except on the banks of the Guadalquivir 

 to below Coria, as far as there are any trees and bushes. Great 

 numbers frequent the Goto del Hey, where they breed in the 

 beginning of May, accommodating the Great Spotted Cuckoo 

 with their nests. The Spanish bird undoubtedly runs into the 

 African form P. mauritanica. 



Long graduated iridescent green tail ; rump greyish white. Length 

 16-18 inches, tail 10-11. 



76. Pica mauritanica, Malh. The North- African Magpie. 



Arabic. Akaka. 



This species, which, however, I failed to meet with in Morocco, 

 is the Magpie of the country, and perhaps is very local, for 

 Mr. Drake describes it as abundant in parts he visited. 



Is distinguished from P. rustica by the bare space behind the eye and 

 by the black rump, both species being otherwise identical in size and 

 markings. 



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77. Cyanopica cooki, Bonaparte. The Spanish Azure-winged 

 Magpie. 



Spanish. Mohino rabilargo, Mohino. 



This species is peculiar to the Peninsula, but does not occur 

 in the vicinity of Gibraltar. The nearest locality to that place 



