512 ORNITHOLOGICAL SKETCHES 
26. SaAXICOLA RUFESCENS. Black-eared Chat. 
Nowhere common in Egypt; most frequently seen in the 
neighbourhood of the Suez Canal. 
927. SAXICOLA STAPAZINA. Russet Chat. 
Not common in Egypt, but isolated individuals were to be 
found everywhere. In Palestine it frequented the same loce- 
lities as the Wheatear. 
28. SAXICOLA LEUCOMELA. Pied Chat. 
Somewhat rare in Egypt. In Palestine everywhere in 
suitable spots. In the desert mountains between Bethlehem 
and the Red Sea even very common. 
29. Ixos xantTHopyeius. Yellow-vented Bulbul. 
This remarkable bird was daily observed in the Jordan valley 
while we were boar-hunting among the dense bushes of the 
broad watercourses. As I was not acquainted with the species, 
I sent a specimen to Herr v. Homeyer, who determined it as 
Lzos xanthopygius, and as it had no German name called it 
“Gelbbauchige Buschdrossel” (Yellow-bellied Bush-Thrush). 
It occurs in some of the Greek islands, especially in the Cy- 
clades. These birds were very local, and were always found 
among the same sort of bushes or in the thick rushes and high 
grass. They had already paired and were extremely shy. 
30. CRATEROPUS SQUAMICEPS. Palestine Bush-Babbler. 
Found in the same districts of the Jordan valley and under 
the same conditions of life as the Bush-Thrush, but in much 
greater numbers. In its way of living and its general beha- 
viour it somewhat resembles the Cuckoo, and is, moreover, 
very shy. The young birds were already fledged, and were 
flying from bush to bush in small companies of eight to ten. 
This species was also new to me, and was determined by 
