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at the Ghor es Safieh. This bird is only known from one or two localities 

 in Sinai, and from the Dead Sea neighbourhood. Its nearest allies are 

 found in East Africa. 



Garrulus atricapillus, Isid. East and west of Jerusalem. Frequent 

 in olive trees. 



Corvus comix, Linn. Abundant about Gaza along the shore, and at 

 Ascalon. Plentiful at Cairo. 



C. affinis, Rupp. Fantail raven. Though I failed to obtain this 

 species, I have no doubt it was the bird of Petra. It was very wild, and 

 the clear musical cry mentioned by Canon Tristram had attracted my 

 attention. I saw it first on the slopes of Mount Hor, about halfway 

 between Petra and the summit. There were about half a dozen birds. 

 This is an Abyssinian species, which has elsewhere been found only at 

 the Dead Sea by Tristram, and the present link in its range is therefore 

 important. 



C. umbrinus, Hedenb. Frequent all through Sinai. 



C. corax, Linn. Often seen in Palestine, and on one or two occasions 

 I felt sure, from its superior size, that I saw it in Sinai. 



C. frugilegus, Linn. (C. agricola, Trist. ?) I met a small flock of 

 rooks, and shot one in the Gh6r. 



\Certhilauda alaudipes, Desf ' Persian lark.' I obtained this species 

 first at Widy Hamr, afterwards on Jebel Herteh, and several times along 

 the 'Arabah Wddy. It uttered a low sweet song while on the ground. I 

 saw it frequently in Sinai in the more northern part of the peninsula, 

 and at 'Akabah. Ranges through sandy deserts from North Africa to 

 Scinde. 



Galerita cristata, Linn. Crested lark. I saw this species on both 

 corners of the Sinaitic peninsula at Suez and 'Akabah. Also at the Gh6r, 

 and in the Judaean wilderness. 



\Alauda isabellina, Bonap. Isabelline lark. I met this species 

 frequently in Sinai and the 'Arabah, and obtained at least half a dozen 

 specimens. Confined to Sinaitic, Egyptian, and Sahara deserts, and 

 extending like many other forms of life up the 'Arabah to the Dead 

 Sea. 



