326 Mr. S. Merrill on Birds 



Addition. — I have three good specimens, one shot in 

 August near Jerusalem, and the others shot in the Jordan 

 Valley. 



No. 68. Hermit Fantail — Drymoeca inquieta. 

 Tristram. — " It is very scarce wherever found." 

 Addition. — I should say that it was quite common, for C I 

 saw it frequently on different journeys to and from the 

 Jordan Valley. On this road I shot several specimens in 

 November, also one near Jerusalem in September. 



No. 90. Palestine Bulbul — Pycnonotus xanthopygus. 



Tristram. — " Never found in the hills or upper country/' 

 Addition. — I shot several at Hebron, which is 400 feet 



higher than Jerusalem. 



No. 94. Red-backed Shrike — Lanius collurio. 



Tristram. — " I have not obtained it south of Esdraelon." 

 Addition. — I have shot specimens in the hills near Es Salt, 



also others in the hilly region between Jerusalem and the 



Plain of Sharon. 



No. 109. Palestine Sun Bird — Cinnyris osece. 



Tristram. — " Beyond the gorge of the Jordan I never but 

 once found it, and that was at the south of Mount Carrnel." 



Addition. — This bird, or a species of Sun Bird, is abundant 

 at Jaffa. The markings of those found at Jaffa differ from 

 those found in the Jordan Valley, and I have shot them 

 both in the spring and autumn at both these places. 

 Whether or not these are distinct species I do not now 

 pretend to determine. 



No. 111. Serin — Serinus horhdanus. 



Tristram. — " Is only a winter visitor to the wooded 

 districts and the little glens near the sea. It has not been 

 noticed inland." 



Addition. — In January and February, 1885, these birds 

 were very abundant about Jerusalem, and at different times 

 during those two months I shot a dozen specimens. 



No. 113. Tristram's Serin — Serinus canonicus. 



Tristram. — " Belongs to the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon 



