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



iEgialitis alexandrina. Kentish Plover. 



1 ? , Jafla, 25. vi. 18. 1 o , Jaffa, 14. i. 18. 



Common all along the coast during winter months and 

 seen in fair numbers on Belah Lake 3 May, where they 

 l)robai)ly breed. They were common along the sea-shore 

 near Jaffa, but I had no opportunity of ascertaining if they 

 were breeding until 20 June, when I found several pairs 

 with young. 



^gialitis geoffroyi. Geoffrey's Plover. 



1 ? , Jaffa, 21. vi. 18. I S, Jafl^, 30. vi. 18. 



I noticed a flock of these birds (about thirty) on the 

 sea-shore at the mouth of the river Auja, near Jaffa, in 

 June. Of the three I secured on this occasion all were 

 females, which on dissection showed no sign of breeding. 

 Took an adult male in summer plumage, 30 June. I could 

 not find it breeding, but on the latter date I found it singly 

 and in pairs at the mouth of Nahr llubin. 



Hoplopterus spinosus. S|)ur-winged Plover. 



One secured in Wadi Glmzze 13 September, 1917, and 

 another seen 30 September. Common round Belah Lake 

 3 May. 



Vanellus vanelhis. Lapwing. 



I came across flocks near the coast during our advance 

 northwaid in November 1917, and they were common in 

 suitable localities during the winter months but all dis- 

 appeared in the spring. 



Lams ridibundus. Black-headed Gull. 

 Very common in flocks during the winter. 



Larus cacliiunans. Herring-Gull (probably ITellow-legged). 

 [Several seen on the coast during winter. 



Hydrochelidon nigra. Black Tern. 



One immature bird on Wadi Ghuzze, 30 September, 1917. 



Hydrochelidon hyltrida. Whiskered Tern. 

 One on Wadi Ghuzze, 30 September, 1917. 



