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STREPTOPELIA SENEGALENSIS. 



Streptopelia senegalensis aBquatorialis L. 



Birds from PalestiiiG, as already pointed out by Hartert, 

 seem to be identical \\\i\\ the tropical African race. Their 

 status seems to be that of a rare resident, and i)istead of 

 occurring in the Jordan Valley, as do representatives of 

 other tropical forms occurring in Palestine {Ami/drus, 

 Cvateropus, Cinnyris, etc.), they are completely absent from 

 that area. I only saw birds on two occasions, once at 

 Jerusalem during a snow-storm in February, and once at 

 Ludd in the coastal plain in May. 



In Syria they are a plentiful resident at Aleppo, though 

 thoy are absent from Antioch. At Aleppo they breed in the 

 houses. 



Streptopelia senegalensis segyptiaca (Lath.). 

 The only race occurring in Egypt, where it is a plentiful 

 resident. 



Streptopelia decaocto decaocto (Friv.). 



A common but local resident in Syria and Palestine. 

 Abundant in the Jordan Valley, a few occur in the coastal 

 plain from Haifa to Gaza, and a few at Beirut. Absent from 

 Damascus and Baalbek. A plentiful breeding species at 

 Aleppo. 



ALECTORIS C4R^CA. 



Alectoris graeca Cypriotes Hart. 



An examination of the (Jhukar from Crete, Cyprus, the 

 northern Sporades (Mytileue and Lemnos), Asia Minor, the 

 Syrian Desert forty miles east of Damascus, Mount Carinel, 

 Jerusalem and the Juda3an highlands, and from Engeddi 

 on the west shore of the Dead Sea, compel me to unite them 

 all on colour characters with the Cyjn-iote bird, which holds the 

 oldest name — Cypriotes. The two Engeddi birds do, however, 

 appear to be more or less intermediate between Cypriotes and 

 sinaica. 



