38 Rev. H. B. Tristram's Notes 



119. Larus argentatus. 

 Common along the coast. 



Several other Gulls were also observed, but not obtained, as 

 we lay at anchor, and in Caiffa Bay probably the whole of the 

 south-eastern species might be collected. Larus audouinii and 

 Sterna affinis were among those we recognized, but could not 

 secure. 



Note to Mr. Tristrayn's Paper on the Birds of Palestine. 



We are acquainted with only two authorities of any import- 

 ance on the Birds of the Holy Land : first, Hemprich and 

 Ehrenberg's ' Symbolse Physicse ' (Berhn, 1820-25); and se- 

 condly, a paper of Prince Bonaparte in the 'Comptes Bendus* 

 (vol. xlii. p. 764). The following extract, which contains all 

 that relates to Syrian ornithology in the former work, it has 

 been thought advisable to reprint, as the book is very scarce, 

 and difficult of access : — 



" In Syria xxx. species observavimus, Europseas xx., Asiaticas x. 

 Inter genera unicum Asiaticum est. Nomina nunc brevi 

 enumerare lubet. 



1. IxOS XANTHOPYGOS, Nob. 



(Statura et colore Ixo capensi et /. arsinocp simillima, hoc 

 paullb major, cauda longiore, crisso et tectricibus inferi- 

 oribus Isete flavis : rostro validiore, magis curvato. Capite 

 atro a capensi diversus. Marem foeminam et pullos novimus. 

 Speciniina xix. In Arabia frequens, in Africjv nunquam 

 vislis.) 



2. TURDUS SAXATILIS. 



3. TuRDUs MERULA, var. syriaca. 



(Ab Europa;a differt rostro digitisque validioribus, caudsl lon- 

 giore. Eemigum iv'"^ longissimus. — Bostrum album. Spe- 

 cimen unicum habuimus.) 



4. CiNCLUS AQUATicus, var. rufiventris et albiventris. 



5. SaXICOLA EURYMELyENA, Nob. 



(Specimina ix. adsunt, Syriaca omnia. Collare, tergseum et 

 vertex cum pcctore et abdomine et basis caudse alba. Vertex 

 cinereo aspcrsus. Cervix et pectus dilute isabellina. Caudse 

 § apice nigra\ Alse, gula et frontis margo nigra. Foemina 



