238 Major A. G. L. Sladen on [Ibis, 



Clamator glandarius. Great Spotted Cuckoo. 



1 ? , Jaffa, 25. iii. 18. 



First seen near JafPa 25 March, 1917. None later. 



Micropus apus. Swift. 



1 ? , Jaffa, 16. iii. 18. 



First seen at Jaffa 25 February, 1918, later on in in- 

 creasing numbers ; they remained throughout the summer. 

 They could be seen every evening before dusk flying 

 towards Jaffa to roost. They undoubtedly nested there, 

 though I had no opportunity of actually finding eggs. 



Micropus melba. Alpine Swift. 



1 ^, Ramleh, 2. vi. 18. 



A few of these birds appeared on the Wadi Ghuzze on 

 25 September, 1917, and I secured two. I never saw them 

 again that autumn, but I saw several flying northward over 

 Yebna Marsh 12 May, 1918. On 2 June, 1918, I visited 

 Yebna Marsh and found literally hundreds flying about in 

 the neighbourhood. Of specimens which I secured, two were 

 immature birds of the year. These birds appeared to have 

 no particular direction of flight beyond that they were flying 

 with or against the wind, which was north-east at the time. 

 Up to this date I have never seen any along the coast north 

 of Jaffa, tliough 1 have seen isolated birds in the Judean 

 Hills a little west of Jerusalem during May. 



Caprimulgus segyptius. Egyptian Nightjar. 



lo, Jaffa, 20.iv. 18. 



A specimen was secured, the only one seen, 20 April, 

 near Jaffa. This bird has the most wonderful protective 

 colouring, and it took another officer and myself several 

 minutes before we could see it at a distance of ten yards in 

 opien ground. 



Merops apiaster. Bee-eater. 



1 ? , Jaffa, 10. iv. 18. 



I saw a large number passing south when at Shellal 

 between the 1st and 12th of September. I am told that 

 they used to breed in holes in the wadi cliff's earlier in the 



