1920.] of the Maroccan'' Middle- Atlas y 293 



Parus major excelsus Buviy. (Great-Tit.) 



Coll. 2 6 ad. 20.4., 26. 4. ; S aa.+ 2 ad. + N. 10 e. .1. 19.5. ; 

 juv. S 14.7. [R.] abd, 1. m. For.; mod. u. For. Habits, N. e., 

 much like British Great-Tit. Looks us if speciis. from Middle- 

 aud Great- Atlas run larger than Marocco Plain birds, but 

 quite same colour. .Similarly with Florentine Mt. P. major. 

 Amount of white on outer tail-fea. v, variable. 



Parus caeruleus ultramarinus Bp, (Blue-Tit.) 



Coll. ? ad. + N. 7 e. 4 d. 26.5. ; 2 juv. ab. 2.7. [R.] abd. 1. m. 



For. ; mod. u. For. Habits, N. e., much like British Blue-Tit. 



Many N. found. (Also N. 10 e. 2 d. + $ ad. 20.4. For. of 



Mamora.) 



Parus ater atlas Meade- Waldo. (Coal-Tit.) 



Coll. 6 S ad. 25.4. to 27.6. ; $ ad. 20.6. ; 1 juv. ab. 3.7. ; $ ad. 

 laying e. 2.5.; 6 ad. -f $ ad. -f- N. 3 e. 6 d. 15.6. ; 6 ad. 4- 6 y. 

 15 d. 15.6. [R.] abd. m. u. For. ; mod. 1. For. Earliest e. prob. last 

 week May. Loud distinctive " call-song" — " tsi-cheep — tsi-cheep 



— tsi-cheep " and " its-so-cheep — its-so-cheep ". The five 



specns. of 20.6. from large flock 40 or more adults, worn plu., 

 sex organs quite small ; apparently non-breeders? 4 N. found, 

 all hi the ground, entrance-hole at the side of a stone or fallen 

 log ; other N. not found earlier in season because I had thought 

 the bird dropped the nesting material in its beak, on tlie ground, 

 on account of being; watched. N, solid base of fine dry rootlets, 

 lined much fur of ape, sheep, etc. Eggs like British Coal-Tit, but 

 size larger and ground white tinged faint yellow-pink. 1 e. = 

 17'8 mm. X 13 mm. 



Regulus ignicapillus ignicapillus (Temm.). (Firecrest.) 



Coll. ad. (S 3.5. ; ad. $ 8.7. (with brood ab.). [R.] com. 1. m. u. 



For. Rather late breeder, first juvs. ab. not until about 21.6. 



1 N. ilex 15 ft., 1 N. cedar sapling, 10 ft. 



Lanius senator (? race). (Woodchat.) 



8. r. Barrens — not For. Only twice seen ; likely looking place 

 for N. (but com. in brushwood near Ito). 



Muscicapa striata striata (Pall.). (Spotted Flycatcher.) 

 Coll. 6 a<l. 6.5. ; 2 ad. 9.7. ; 6 ad. -f N. 3 e. 2 d. 28.6. ; N. 

 3 e. 3d. 19.6. S. abd. 1. m. u. For. Arrived first week May. 



Muscicapa atricapilla speculigera Bp. (Pied Flycatcher.) 

 Coll. 6 ad. 7.5.; 6 ad. -|- X. 5 e. d. 27.5 ; J ad. -[- N. 5 e. 

 10 d. 8.6. ; $ ad. 4- N. 4 e. infertile, 21.6. S. abd. 1. m. For., 



