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MlCROPODHXE. 



Apus apus apus (Linn.). Swift. — Three 9 9; Shobek, Palestine, 

 April 30. These are the same size as examples from England. They 

 might be referred to the marwetzi of Reichenow but that race is poorly 

 marked and our material is insufficient. 



Apus murinus murinus (Brehm). Pallid Swift. — One 9 ; Shobek, 

 April 30. 



HlRUNDINIDjE. 



Chelidon rustica rustica Linn. Swallow. Five; Akaba, April 14; 

 ain Hodra, Sinai, April 10; Wady Ain Heisha, Syria, May 31. 



Chelidon rustica transitiva Hartert. Palestine Swallow. — One 

 9 ; Nuheibeh, Sinai, April 13. 



Chelidon daurica rufula (Temm.). Red-rumped Swallow. — One 

 pair; Dead Sea, May 6; Madeba, May 10. 



Hirundo urbica urbica Linn. House Martin. — Five; Petra, South 

 Palestine, April 28-29; Shtora, Syria, June 8. 



Riparia riparia riparia (Linn.). Sand Martin. — Four; Moses 

 Wells, Suez, March 23. 



Riparia obsoleta obsoleta (Cab.). Pale Crag-Martin. — Five; 

 Gharandel, Sinai, March 25; Wady Feran, March 31; Petra, April 27; 

 Wady Hisa, May 3. 



MUSCICAPID^E. 



Muscicapa striata neumanni Poche. Eastern Spotted Fly- 

 catcher. — Nine; Petra, April 28; Wady Hisa, May 4; several Syrian 

 localities, May and June. 



Brachypodid^e. 



Picnonotus capensis xanthopygos (Hemp. & Erlich.). Palestine 

 Bulbul. — Pair; Wady Feran, March 31. 



Timeliid^e. 



Crateropus squamiceps squamiceps (Cretzschm.). Hopping 

 Thrush. — One 9; Akaba, April 21. 



Troglodytid^e. 

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Nannus troglodytes pallidus Hume. Wren. — Two c? cf ; Sheba, 

 Syria, May 25. 



These two specimens appear to belong to this form as nearly as can be 



