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1914 J BARBOUR — REPTILES FROM SINAI AND SYRIA 77 



We reached the town of Medaba about noon, and camped that 

 night at the spring of Ain Musa, near Mount Nebo, where we 

 collected a number of frogs and geckos. 



May 11. We crossed the Jordan valley and camped near 

 Jericho. 



May 12. We reached Jerusalem. 



After the completion of the trip, Mr. W. M. Mann proceeded 

 from Damascus to Mount Hermon, and collected at the localities 

 mentioned in the following notes. At some of them reptiles and 

 amphibians were taken. 



el Katana, May 19. On the plain on the trail from Damascus 

 to Mount Hermon. The camp was by a small stream near the 

 village, and the specimens were taken in the woods along the stream. 



Rasheya, May 20, June 1, 2, and 3. Altitude 4101 ft. The 

 last part of the time was spent in a little valley at the base of 

 Hermon, where there was a small grove of trees and some wheat 

 fields. 



Ain Hersha. A narrow valley to the west of Hermon. Camped 

 there May 21, and returned and spent May 30 and 31 there. 



Hasbeiya, May 22. Camped in a little wady, for which I could 

 find no name, about a mile to the south of the village. Altitude, 

 2297 ft. 



W^ady Ain Ata, May 23. A treeless wady at the camp place, 

 which was about three miles to the north of the village of Shiba. 

 This was directly at the base of Hermon. 



Summit of Hermon, May 24. I wanted to camp on the slopes, 

 but this was not possible because there was no water. We camped 

 on the summit, a little below Kasr Antar (altitude, 9051 ft.). At 

 this time it was not possible to take the camp to the top of the 

 highest peak on account of snowdrifts. The weather was partly 

 cold and foggy, and partly very windy with rain and some hail at 

 night. 



Shiba, May 25. The camp was on a little flat above and to the 

 south of the village. 



Baniyas, May 27. South of Hermon. Water and trees were 

 abundant. The specimens are from the woods along the stream. 

 Altitude, 1085 ft. 



