A SECOND JOURNEY TO THE MOROCCAN SAHARA (IN 1952) AND OVER THE GREAT ATLAS.

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SUMMARY.: The first part of the journey described covers the whole of the western seaboard of Morocco from Tangier to within 75 km. of the Oued Draa. The High Atlas was crossed from south to north by another pass from that used in 1951, and a visit paid later to the cedar forests of the Middle Atlas. The marshes south of Cap Blanc were visited and the birds seen are described. Bald Ibises were discovered in the area of Cap Cantin where there are imposing sea‐cliffs, the bird‐life of which is listed. Mogador island was visited and thirteen species identified. The Argan forests south of Mogador yielded 32 species of birds. The estuary of the Oued Sous was explored on four occasions. Its character has changed much since Lynes' visit in 1925. A Desert Warbler was identified which Lynes noted as absent. Bald Ibises were again seen. The Oued Massa was visited and a Marmora's Warbler seen here among other species. The bird‐life of Goulimine and surrounding deserts is described for the first time. At least 50 species were identified. Five species of chats were found here and early dates of breeding of Oe. moesta and Oe. deserti are recorded. Considerable extension of range is claimed for the Black Chat Oe. leucura and the White‐crowned Black Chat Oe. leucopyga, the latter some hundreds of kilometres westwards. A breeding ground of Seebohm's Wheatear Oenanthe seebohmi on a high plateau of the Middle Atlas was visited. A rare lark resembling Chersophilus duponti but strikingly pale was seen at 6100 ft. in the Middle Atlas. Dates when passage migrants were seen are noted throughout the text.

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