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Fringillaria striolata, Licht. — Common, but not plentiful, in 

 El-Kantara and on mountains further south, in Biskra, and in the 

 oases. It is here a very bold and familiar bird, continually taking 

 up its quarters close to human habitations, perching upon houses, 

 and even entering them in search of food : as soon, however, as a 

 person moves it flies off, to return immediately afterwards to the 

 same spot. These birds are said to build their nests under the 

 roofs. They sing from the beginning of February. 



Coccolhrausles vulgaris, Briss. — Rare in woods. 



Chlorospiza cldoris, Bp. — Common throughout the whole of 

 the Tell. The colouring of the male is much brighter than in 

 our bird. 



Petronia stulta, Strickl. — We saw them in woods in the Tell, 

 also on rocks and on houses, but nowhere did they appear in 

 great numbers. 



Passer dornestica, Bp. — Everywhere common. 



P. salicicola, Bp. — Quite as common as the last, and often seen 

 in the same flock with it. It is found also in the desert, on 

 thickets remote from human dwellings. Neither species builds its 

 nest till after April. Two of the species of sparrow mentioned by 

 Loche I did not see. 



Fringilla coelebs, L. — Rare : I killed one male in Mahuna. 



F. spodiogenia, Bp. — Everywhere common in woods : it is a 

 more shy bird than the preceding. 



Carduelis elegans, Steph. — Ver}' common in districts bordering 

 on the sea, of rarer occurrence further inland : in Biskra I saw only 

 a single pair. 



Linota cannahina, Bp. — Common everywhere in the Tell. 



Dryospiza serinus, Cab. — Very common throughout the whole 

 of the mountainous country and on the oases of the desert. The 

 males sing all through the winter. 



Erythrospiza gilhaginea, Bp. — Occasionally to be seen on 

 heights lying near to the desert, and on thickets in the desert. 

 They keep in small flocks, seeking their food on the ground under 

 bushes. 



Columha livia, Briss. — Common on rocky mountains, especially 

 on the southern slope of the Atlas. 



C. palumhus, L. — We saw these birds in March in the forests of 

 Aures and round about Batua. 



Ttiriur Senegalensis, Gray. — Very common all through the 



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