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crimson, and pink blotches and spots, and about the size of that of the Sky-Lark. It is subject 
to considerable variation in the intensity and size of the markings.” I possess eggs collected in 
Palestine by Canon Tristram, which are white, covered with faint purplish underlying shell- 
markings, and clearly defined chocolate-crimson surface-spots. In size they measure from 
g by go to go by g5 ich. 
The present species is easily kept in confinement, and is an excellent cage-bird. Mr. C. A. 
Wright informs me that he has kept them for long in confinement, and speaks very highly of 
their power of song. We have, however, only quite recently had the first living specimen in 
the Zoological Society's Gardens at Regent’s Park, Mr. E. T. Rogers, C.M.Z.S., late Vice-Consul 
at Cairo, having presented one to the Society; and it arrived just in time to enable my artist to 
colour his sketch from the living bird instead of from the dried skin. 
The specimen figured and described is an adult male from Syria, in my own collection, the 
soft parts, however, being taken from the living specimen in the Zoological Society’s Gardens. 
In the preparation of the above article I have examined the following specimens :— 
E Mus. H. E. Dresser. 
a,d. Syria (H.C. Taylor). 6,@. Jericho, January 2nd, 1864 (H. B. Tristram). 
E Mus. Howard Saunders. 
a. Jericho, January 11th, 1864 (H. B. Tristram). 
E Mus. H. B. Tristram. 
a, 3. Jericho, January 2nd, 1864 (H. B. T.). 6,3. Plain of Sharon, March 24th, 1858 (H. B. 7.). oc, 6. 
Ghor el Safieh, January 28th, 1864 (4. B.7T.). d. Ghor el Safieh, February 7th, 1872 (H. B. T.). 
e, 3. Sidon, December Ist, 1863 (H. B. T.). f, d. Palestine, December 7th, 1863 (H. B. T.). g, 6. 
Palestine, December 5th, 1863 (H. B. T.). h, d. Palestine, May 25th, 1864 (H. B. T.). 
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