FROM THE EAST. 515 



and scattered pastures of the islands near the Barrage of the 

 Nile. 



44. CALANDRITES BRACHYDACTYLA. Short-toed Lark. 



In large flocks on the islands near the Barrage, but never 

 met with elsewhere. 



45. AMMOMANES DESERTI. Desert-Lark. 



This lark is rather common in the barren rocky mountains 

 at Assnan, and of regular occurrence throughout Egypt in 

 stony barren tracts. 



46. AMMOMANES CINCTURA. Gould's Desert-Lark. 



Occasionally seen in several of the desert mountains of 

 Upper Egypt, but nowhere common. 



47. EMBERIZA HORTULANA. Ortolan Bunting. 



Often observed in flocks on the grassy mountains. They 

 assembled in great numbers on the detached clumps of bushes, 

 and were probably on migration. 



48. EMBERIZA C^SIA. Cretzschmar's Bunting. 



Of regular occurrence throughout Palestine, and even 

 common in districts where there are thick bushes and large 

 masses of rock. 



49. PASSER ITALLE. Italian Sparrow. 



The commonest Sparrow both in Egypt and Palestin'e in 

 many of the localities that abound in ruins, debris, and thick 

 bushes. 



50. PASSER HISPANIOLENSIS. 



Everywhere very abundant in Upper Egypt, especially 

 among the ruins on the island of Phike. 



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