1864.] REV. H. B. TRISTRAM ON THE BIRDS OF PALESTINE. 445 
181. Corvus cornrx, L. 
Common, and resident on the coast and highlands. Not found in 
the Ghor. The Oxylophus glandarius deposits its eggs in its nest. 
182. Corvus arrinis, Riipp. 
Only observed in the Dead Sea basin, at the southern extremity. 
It is a striking and peculiar species, both on the wing and in its 
ringing, almost startling note, most unlike that of any other of the 
Corvide. 
183. Corvus umBriNus, Hedenborg; Sund. K. Vet. Ak. Handl. 
1838, p. 198. 
The common Raven of Jerusalem and the Jordan valley, but not 
on the coast. Breeds solitarily in the cliffs. 
184. Corvus corax, L. 
Found in all parts of the country. Abundant about the Mosque 
of Omar at Jerusalem in winter, in company with the last species. 
185. PyrRHOCORAX ALPINUS, Vieill. 
Only found in small bands on the summit of Hermon and the 
highest parts of the Lebanon, always close to the snow-line. 
- 186. NecTARINIA OSEA (Bp.). 
Very numerous in the seething moist oases round the Dead Sea, 
where it resides throughout the year, and breeds towards the end of 
March. A few pairs extend as far asthe Plain of Gennesaret, and I 
have even found it in warm glens on the south side of Mount Carmel. 
Its affinities are with N, asiatica (L.) of India and N. afinis, Riipp., 
of Abyssinia ; but in coloration it is distinct from either. The nest 
is a beautiful piece of workmanship, round, and suspended, like that 
of the Ploceus from the end of a twig, with an entrance halfway 
down the side. The eggs are whitish, with a zone of dull greenish 
spots. The note is not unlike the call of the Blue Tit. 
187. AMYDRUS TRISTRAMII, Sclater. 
In small colonies, not only at Marsaba, but in various glens in the 
most desolate and precipitous ranges close to the Dead Sea. The 
banks of the Arnon (Wady Mojib), with its tremendous precipices, are 
a favourite haunt of this desert-loving bird. 
188. Pastor roseEvs (L.). 
Uncertain in the time of its visits. Seen by me in 1858, but not 
during this expedition. 
189. Srurnus vuLaAris, L. 
In large flocks in the maritime plains in winter only. 
190. SrurNus unicoLor, Marm. 
In winter on the Plain of Sharon. 
