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plentiful after 21. viii. Plentiful throughout September 

 and to 8. X,, after which date the ninnbers decreased, and 

 none were seen after 19.x. 



On spring passage the\" moved north along the coastal 

 plains from 20. iii. to 23. iv. in flocks of forty and fifty. 

 One was shot at Jerusalem on 18. iv. 



Of nine examples obtained in spring and autnmn, all are 

 typical flava ffava. I note that Sladen (Ibis, April 1919) 

 refers his specimens to jfava heemx, and in view of the 

 identification having been made by Ogilvie-Grant, I do not 

 question its accuracy. But it is nevertheless remarkable 

 that Sladen's birds should be heema and ours typical flava 

 flara. I regret I have been unable to examine Sladen's 

 birds. 



M. f. domhroicskii (Tschusi). 

 A very typical adult male of this race was obtained 

 at Ramleh on 22. iii. Its occurrence so far east is 

 interesting. 



Motacilla melanocephala. 



M. )}i. melanoceitluda Licht. 



I prefer to keep the Black-headed Wagtails separate from 

 the flara group. 



An unconnnon bird of passage in spring and autumn, 

 being obtained from 2.ix. to 17. ix., and again on 22, iii. 

 A fiock of from forty to fifty were noted at liamleh on 

 20. iii. 



Motacilla citreola. 

 il/. c. citreola Pall. 



A solitary bird obtained at Shellal on 23. ix. is referred 

 to this race. It is in immature plumage and diilicult to 

 identify, Ijut in view of the locality and its small size 

 (wing 81 mm.) I place it under this race, though in plumage 

 it exactly agrees with citreoloides in immature plumage from 

 Assam. I have been unable to compare it with examples of 

 citreola citreola in similar plumage. 



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