5° FAUNA AND FLORA OF PALESTINE. 



SUB-FAMILY, ACCENTORIN.^. 



66. Accentor modularis. (Linn. Syst. Nat. i., p. 329.) Hedge- 

 Sparrow. 



The Hedge-SiDarrow resides in the Lebanon throughout the year, 

 where, however, it is very scarce. I obtained it near Beyrout. 



The Hedge-Sparrow is spread overall Europe, being a summer visitor 

 to the north, but becomes very scarce in the south-east. It has been 

 once taken near Smyrna, and was found by Mr. Blanford in Persia. With 

 this exception Palestine is its Eastern and Southern limit. 



SUB-FAMILY, DRYMCECIN/E. 



67. Drymccca gracilis. (Licht. Verz. Doubl., p. 34.) Streaked Wren- 

 Warbler. 



This bird is common all the year round in the plains, on the coast, 

 and in the whole Jordan valley. It is a lively, active, and conspicuous 

 bird. It builds a very neat domed nest near the ground, with four or five 

 richly coloured pink eggs. 



The Streaked Wren- Warbler is found in Asia Minor, its Northern limit, 

 in North-east Africa as far as Abyssinia, in Arabia, Persia, and India. 



68. Drymosca inquieta. (Rilpp. Atlas, p. 55.) The Hermit Fantail. 

 This bird, which I described iylbis, 1867, p. 76) as D. crciuita, not 



having recognised the very bad representation of it by Rtippell, is an 

 Arabian and essentially desert form, which resorts throughout the year to 

 the most desolate ravines round the Dead Sea, hopping among the retem 

 bushes. It is very scarce wherever found, and so far has only been 

 noticed in the Sinaitic Peninsula and South-east Palestine. 



69. Cisticola cjirsifans. (Frankl. P. Z. S., 1832, p. 118.) Fantail 

 Warbler. 



The Fantail is to be found throughout the year in the moist maritime 

 plains, where it will continually start up from the long grass, jerking up 



