1920.] Birds of Southern Palestine. 201 



Carduelis carduelis. 



C. c, li<ernisl lieich. 



Sladen is wrong in referring the Palestine Goldfinch to 

 the typical race. We obtained altogether fifteen specimens, 

 and they agree exactly with birds from Eregli in Asia Minor. 

 This form appears to extend lo the (Jaucasus, Asia Minor, and 

 Cyprus, and the I'aces minor, loiidoni, hrevirostris, niedecki, 

 and colchiciis will probably all be found to be synonymous 

 with it. Tl;e wings of fourteen males vary from 75 to 78 mm., 

 whereas typical C. c. cardtielis has a wing varying from 79 

 to 84 mm. The back of hwrinsi is paler and the breast- 

 p:;tches are < arthy-grej'. 



The Goldfinch occurs as a resident throuohout southern 

 Palestine from the coast to the Jordan Valley, being seen in 

 the latter place in flocks in March; it was not observed west of 

 Khan Yunus. It commences to build in the middle of March, 

 and both eggs and young were found in the middle of April. 

 A nest found eleven feet from the ground in an almond tree 

 was made of deul grass, decorated with pieces of cotton and 

 twine, grass-seeds, and cotton-wool. The cup was lined with 

 white seed-down and a few horse-hairs, mostly woven round 

 the lip. 



Acanthis cannabina. 



A. c.frin(jillii'ostris (Bp. & Schleg.). 

 Four examples wei"e obtained in October from Artut', and 

 five from Mount C-armel in April, where the}' were breeding. 

 These birds compare well with s[)ecimens from Turkestan 

 and Asia Minor. The wings of five males measure 80 mm., 

 and of two others 82 and 83 mm. respectively. 



Serinus canaria. 



aS'. c. serinus (L.). 



A plentiful winter visitor to the coastal plain and Juda?an 



hills, beino- sometimes seen in flocks of over two hundred. 



No record was made of their dates of departure and arrival. 



The wings of two males n\easure 71 and 72 mm. respectively. 



