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Hibariyeh, Syria, May 28. One of the specimens is certainly a breeding 

 bird. Tristram mentions the species but it has not definitely been recorded 

 from Palestine. 



Hippolais languida (Hemp. & Ehr.). Upcher's Warbler. — Three; 

 Rasheya, Syria, May 21, June 1. 



Hippolais pallida pallida (Hemp. & Ehrb.). Olivaceous Warbler. 

 — Five; Akaba, April 16; Tafileh May 2; Wady Hisa, May 3; Litany 

 River, Syria, June 4. 



Sylvia nisoria nisoria (Bechst.). Barred Warbler. — One cf; 

 Shobek, May 1. The wing is 84 mm., which is small, so that it does not 

 belong to the rather doubtful eastern race, Merzbacheri. 



This rather local bird has not been recorded from Palestine before, but 

 has been taken in Asia Minor, Persia, and central Asia. The winter 

 quarters of the eastern breeding birds are unknown. 



Sylvia communis icterops Menetr. Eastern White-throat. — 

 Two; Wady Gazella, Sinai, April 10. Saghbin, Syria, June 5. 



These are the same as the Selah Merrill series from Jerusalem; not so 

 red-brown on the back as European birds. 



Sylvia ruppelli Temm. Ruppell's Warbler. — Nine; Gharandel, 

 March 25; Moses Wells, March 23; Wady Feran, March 27-28; Wady 

 Gharbeh, April 2. 



Sylvia hortensis crassirostris Cretzschm. Orphean Warbler. — 

 Two; base of Mt. Hermon, Syria, June 2. 



Sylvia curruca curruca (Linn.). Lesser White-throat. — Six; 

 Moses Wells, March 22-23; Wady Feran, March 27-31; Ammik, Syria, 

 June 6. 



Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla (Linn.). Black-cap. — Eight; Akaba 

 April 16-18; Petra, April 27-29; Tafileh, May 2; Rasheya, Syria, May 21. 



Phylloscopus sibilatrix sibilatrix (Bechst.). Wood-Wren. — One 9 ; 

 Tafileh, May 2. 



Phylloscopus bonelli orientalis (Brehm.). Bonelli's Warbler. — 

 Gharandel, March 25; Wady Feran, Sinai, March 27-30; Wady Saal, 

 April 8. 



Phylloscopus collybita (Vieill.). Chiff Chaff. — Three; Wady 

 Gharandel, March 25; Petra, April 27. The wing of the cf is 62, 9 9 56 

 and 57. They are therefore rather too small for P. c. abietina (Nilss.), the 

 eastern race. In color they resemble specimens from England and they 

 are certainly no paler. I cannot make out the eastern race from my 

 material. 



Laniid-jE. 



Lanius excubitor aucheri\Bp. Great Grey Shrike. — Four; 

 Wady Gharandel, March 25; Wady Feran, April 1; Wady Haman, Sinai, 

 April 9. 



Lanius nubicus (Licht.). Masked Shrike. — Two; Akaba, April 

 16-20. 



