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trees ; I also found it near Wady Mokatteb and Sarbiit-el-Kha- 

 deni, in March. 



Lanius auriculatus, p. L. S. Mviller. Woodchat. 

 Obtained once at the oasis of Feiran, March 1st. 



Lanius collurio, Linn. Red-backed Shrike. 



I picked up a dead specimen of this species, April 1st, in 

 Wady Lejah. It was evidently a last year's bird. The dryness 

 of the air would account for its preservation. L. nubicus is pro- 

 bably a spring visitant to the Peninsula. I shot it at Akabah 

 on 11th April. 



Ixus XANTHOPYGius (Hcuipr. & Ehrcnb.) . Arab. "Andahb.^' 

 Occurs only in the oasis of Feiran, where it is very common. 



Saxicola (ENANTHE (Linn.). Wheatear. 



A spring visitant. Towards the end of March it was to be 

 seen everywhere. The hen bird arrived a few days before the 

 cock. 



Saxicola deserti, Eiipp. Desert- Chat. 

 I shot a pair of these Chats near Tor. 



Saxicola eurymel^na, Hempr. & Ehrenb. 



I shot a single specimen of this species in Wady Aleiyat, 

 March 1st. It was probably passing on its way to other coun- 

 tries, as I never met with it again. It arrives in Palestine in 

 March (Ibis 1867, p. 95). 



Saxicola ampiiileuca, Hempr. & Ehrenb. 

 A spring visitant. First noticed March 29th. 



Saxicola lugens, Licht. Mourning Chat. 

 The only Chat that is universally distributed, occurring every- 

 where, from the highest mountain-regions to the sea-shore. 



DromoljEa leucopygia, a. E. Brehm. White-rumped Chat. 

 Common everywhere throughout the mountain district, 



DROMo^LALEUCOCEPHALA,A.E.Brehin. White-headed Chat. 

 Arab. '' Bagaa." 



As common as the last -mentioned species, and frequents the 

 same localities. 



