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of the grove. The plumage is very much more grey than in any 

 European specimens I have seen, but not more so than in some 

 from the Atlas. 



Strix flammea, L. I met with the White Owl during my 

 first visit; but we did not add it to our list on this expedition. 

 There can be no doubt, however, of its being by no means un- 

 common, as it is well known to the Arabs of Jericho, and also 

 near the Lake of Galilee, under the name of ' Boomeh abiad,' 

 "White Owl.'' 



N.B. In my article " On the Birds of Palestine" (Ibis, 1859, 

 p. 26), I mentioned Micronisus gabar as observed, but not ob- 

 tained. This should probably be cancelled, as we never met with 

 it during this expedition. 



The list I have given is quite sufficient to show how strictly 

 the Raptorial fauna of Palestine is, as I remarked at the outset, 

 of the Mediterranean type, and how very few of the Indian 

 species have succeeded in planting themselves far to the west- 

 ward. Enough, however, has been found to show that we are 

 here beginning to impinge on the Indian region. 



[To be continued.] 



XXIV. — A Seventh additional List of Birds from Natal. 

 By J. H. GuRNEY, M.P., F.Z.S. 



In the Former Series of the ' Ibis ' I have enumerated two hun- 

 dred and forty-eight species of birds collected in the Colony of 

 Natal, and, with very few exceptions, sent to me from thence 

 by my indefatigable correspondent, Mr. Thomas Ayres. 



I have now the pleasure of continuing this list by the addition 

 of thirty-five species not previously enumerated. 



Of these the following, viz. Nos. 252, 253, 274, and 279, 

 were obtained beyond the north-eastern boundary of the colony, 

 at the mouth of the Monocusi River. I have, however, thought 

 this locality to be sufficiently within the range of the Natal 

 district to justify me in including these species in the pre- 

 sent list. 



