34. Rev. H. B. Tristram's Notes 



78. Carduelis elegans. 



In flocks on the Plain of Sharon. 



79. LiNOTA LiNARiA, Linn. 

 Common throughout the country. 



80. Erythrospiza githaginea. 



In the most desert portion of the rocky wilderness between 

 Bethlehem and Hebron. 



81. Emberiza miliaria. 

 Common on all the cultivated plains. 



82. Emberiza hortulana. 

 Generally distributed. 



83. Emberiza cjesia. 



One of the most common birds of the more fertile districts 

 of Palestine. Perched on the topmost bough of a shrub or 

 treCj it continues its monotonous song throughout the day, and 

 is to be seen on almost every bush. In its habits and actions it 

 is very different from its Algerian congener, Emberiza saharae, 

 which it so nearly resembles in form and plumage, avoiding 

 buildings, and not, as far as I am aware, perching on stones or 

 walls. Its nest is placed near the ground in a low bush. 



84. Galerida cristata. 



Excessively abundant both in the plains and on the bare 

 hills. It had reared its brood at the end of March in some 

 instances. 



85. Calandrella brachydactyla. 

 Common in the more barren districts. 



86. Melanocorypha calandra. 

 In the Plain of Sharon. 



87. Ammomanes isabellina. 



Plentiful in the rocky deserts, especially near the Dead Sea. 



88. Ammomanes ? 



A smaller species, possibly the Amm. elegans of Brehm, with 

 the dark bar on the extremity of the tail ; but I was not able to 

 preserve my specimen for want of time. In the same locality 

 as the preceding. 



