io8 FAUNA AND FLORA OF PALESTINE. 



Lake of Galilee, where our Cormorant is very common. I discovered 

 in 1 88 1 a great breeding colony of Pygmy Cormorant in the reedy islets 

 of the Lake of Antioch, where this bird was nesting in hundreds in 

 society with the Snake Bird of Africa [Plotus Icvaillantii), and the 

 Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)., hatching about the end of May. 



The Pygmy Cormorant is found in South-east Europe from the 

 Danube southwards, in North-east Africa, and Southern Asia, as far as 

 India, Java, and Borneo; but it does not appear to extend towards 

 China. 



227. Pelccanns onocrotabis. Linn. Syst. Nat. i., p. 215. Roseate 

 Pelican. Hebr., JlXp. Arab., _^)U J*.:^, Djcmcl el bahr, «-^l^ ^jl, 

 Abu djirab. 



The Roseate Pelican is frequently found on the Sea of Galilee, though 

 I never myself was fortunate enough to find it there until my visit in 

 1 88 1. I also observed a flock of this species mingled with the next off 

 Tyre. 



The Roseate Pelican has a limited range from the Danube to the 

 east of the Mediterranean, North-east Africa, and Syria, to the Black 

 Sea and the Caspian. 



228. Pelecanus crispus. Bruch. Isis, 1832, p. 1109. Dalmatian 

 Pelican. 



The Dalmatian Pelican is more abundant than its congener. I have 

 seen an immense flock pursuing their singularly gyrating flight near 

 Mount Carmel. It is generally to be found at Lake Huleh. 



The winter limits of the Dalmatian are much the same as those of the 

 Roseate Pelican. But it extends further to the eastward, being frequent 

 in Western India. 



FAMILY, PLOTID^. 



229. Plotiis levaillantii. Licht. Verz. Doubl, p. Z"]. African 



Darter. 



Plate XIII. 



Though I have not actually obtained this bird within the confines of 

 Palestine proper, yet, as I have discovered a great breeding colony on 



