Contents 
1 Trapping of spring migrants on Qummah Island, Farasan archipelago in the 
Red Sea Dr H. Felemban 
14 Breeding system of Houbara Bustard ChlamydoHs widulata macqueenii: 
preliminary observations f . Launay & R. Loughland 
18 Anecdotal reports on the status of Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata 
macqueenii in Syria D. A. Roshier 
22 Status of Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida in Egypt M. & S. Baha el Din 
25 The Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri in Jordan C. Hays 
29 Some comments on the distribution of the Rook Corvus frugilegus in Turkey 
G. Kir wan 
31 Partially albinistic Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis in eastern Turkey 
G. Kirzvan 
32 New information on the birds of the Western Desert of Egypt A. M. Riad 
36 First record of Seebohm's Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe seebohmi in Egypt 
A. M. Riad 
38 The first breeding record of Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis in Egypt 
A. M. Riad 
39 The Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris in Bulgaria D. N. Nankinov 
41 Raptor migration in north-east Turkey, autumn 1994 V. Mrlik et al. 
46 Aktas Golii: a new pelican breeding site on the Turkish-Georgian border 
M. Yarar 
50 News and Information Compiled by Simon Albrecht 
54 OSMENews 
57 Recently Received 
57 Requests for Information 
58 Reviews 
65 Around the Region Compiled by G. Kirzvan 
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