6o FAUNA AND FLORA OF PALESTINE. 



98. Muscicapa atricapilla. Linn. Syst. Nat. i., p. 326. Pied Fly- 

 catcher. 



The Pied Flycatcher visits Palestine for nidification in small numbers, 

 returning about the last week of April. 



It is rather a local bird everywhere, but is found in all the countries 

 of Europe in summer, and in North Africa. Eastward it extends to 

 Northern Persia. It does not appear to go far south in Africa. 



99. Muscicapa collaris. Bechst. Gem. Naturg. Deutschl. iv., p. 495. 

 Collared Flycatcher. 



During a year devoted to ornithology in Palestine, in 1863-64, I only 

 once had a glimpse of the Collared Flycatcher. In 1881 I came upon it 

 overspreading all the country from Nazareth to Hermon, and for one 

 individual of the Pied Flycatcher, which I remembered as so common, 

 we had at least ten of this species. Its migrations, therefore, must be 

 irregular. 



The Collared Flycatcher visits Southern and Central Europe in 

 summer, but does not appear to retire far into Africa in winter. With 

 the exception of one recorded occurrence in Persia, Palestine is its Eastern 

 limit. From its very limited range and its rarity in Egypt, it seems pro- 

 bable that its winter-quarters are in Arabia. 



100. Muscicapa parva. Bechst. Gem. Naturg. iv., p. 505. Red- 

 breasted Flycatcher. 



I have not myself found this bird in Palestine, but have seen a 

 specimen obtained near Beyrout. 



The Red-breasted Flycatcher is found in Central and Southern Europe, 

 South Russia, the Caucasus, Arabia, and Persia. 



FAMILY, HIRUNDINID.^. 



loi. Hirundo savignii. Steph. in Shaw. Gen. Zool. x., p. 90. 

 Oriental Swallow. 



The Oriental Swallow, differing only from our Common Swallow in the 

 rich chestnut red of the whole lower parts, is a constant resident in the 

 Holy Land. Along the coast, in the maritime plains, and along the 



