310 Dr. P. L. Sclater on some Birds 



save 4 are mentioned in Canon Tristram's work. These 

 four additions are Pyrrhocorax graculus, Geronticus comatus, 

 Machetes pugnax, and Emberiza citriniventris, the last-named 

 being, as I believe, new to science. It is right to add that 

 all Mr. Carruthers's skins are well made and in excellent 

 condition, and are properly labelled with the exact date and 

 locality, and the colours of the soft parts. 



There is still more good work in Ornithology to be done 

 in the Syrian Desert, and I hope that among our young 

 and enterprising members some one may be found to 

 continue Mr. Carruthers's explorations. With two railways 

 running from the Mediterranean to Damascus the Syrian 

 Desert is very easy of access. 



Mr. Carruthers's father, the Rev. W. Mitchell-Carruthers, 

 of Holbrook Rectory, Ipswich, has most kindly lent me his 

 son's journal, from which I have extracted the particulars 

 above given as to his journey and the field-notes relating to 

 some of the species. I wish to offer Mr. Mitchell-Carruthers 

 my sincere thanks for this favour, without which I could 

 hardly have ventured to prepare this paper. 



I now proceed to the list of species, adding references to 

 Canon Tristram's work. 



1. SAXICOLA ffiNANTHE. 



Saxicola cenanthe Tristr., Fauna and Flora of Palestine, 

 p. 32. 



a. $. Kuryatein, 27.3.05 ; b. ?. 5.4.05. 



2. Saxicola isabellina. 



Saxicola isabellina Tristr., op. cit. p. 34. 

 a. J . Hejana, east of Damascus (2000 ft.), 13.2.05 ; 

 b. S- Kuryatein, 4.4.05. 



3. Saxicola melanoleuca. 



Saxicola melanoleuca Tristr., op. cit. p. 33 ; Dresser, 

 B. of E. i. pi. xxvi. 



Kuryatein: a. ?. 31.3.05; b. <$ . 1.4.05; c. J jr. 3.4.05; 

 d. <J. 4.4.05; e. <J . 6.4.05. 



