618 ORNITHOLOGICAL SKETCHES 
year were already fledged. This bird is less shy than any of 
the other Shrikes. The first that we bagged for our collec- 
tion was a full-grown specimen, which I simply knocked 
down from a bush with my hunting-knife, for, being in pur- 
suit of large game, we did not wish to fire any unnecessary 
shots. 
58. Lanius RuFUs. Woodchat Shrike. 
Only in the thickets of the Jordan valley, but there often 
observed. 
59. Lanrus nusicus. Masked Shrike. 
Very sporadic in the whole of Lower Egypt. Common in 
Upper Egypt, and there not critical in the choice of its 
resting-places, but generally found on hedges, in gardens, 
palm-groves, and among bushes. Exceptionally tame. In 
Palestine only in the Jordan valley, and there very rare. 
60. Hirunpo RuUFULA. Cave-Swallow *. 
Very abundant throughout Egypt, where it takes the place 
of our Chimney-Swallow. 
61. Hirunpo ruruta. Rufous Swallow. 
Near the rock-monastery of Mar-Saba and on Mount Tabor 
I found a Swallow of the same size as our House-Swallow, 
with white breast and underparts, and rusty-brown spots on 
the neck and back, and, not recognizing it, sent it to Herr vy. 
Homeyer, who determined it as Hirundo rufula. It differs 
entirely from the Egyptian Cave-Swallow, which bears the 
same name, and for which it cannot be mistaken. The error 
probably originates from an inaccurate knowledge of the two 
species. 
* [Probably Herundo riocouri?, Audouin. Oriental Chimney-Swallow. ] 
