OSME Bulletin 25 
Editon Mark Boyd 
All records in this Bulletin are subject to accep- 
tance by the relevant records conunittee of the 
country concerned. 
Details of expeditions, availability of expedition reports, news of 
members, other societies, ornithological events, letters and any other 
items of interest to birdwatchers and conservationists concerned 
with the OSME region may be printed free of charge, subject to the 
discretion of the Bulletin Editor. Accompanying photographs and 
line-drawings will also be welcomed. Bird names follow Birds of 
the Middle East and North Africa. Contibutions for the next 
Bulletin should be received by 15 February 1991. 
Illustrations We are grateful to the following artists 
for the illustrations used in this Bulletin: 
S M Andrews: Cover; Nile Crocodile 5; Great 
Black-headed Gull 10; Dunn's Lark 27; Greater 
Flamingos 35; Great Knot 42; Broad-billed Sand- 
piper 43; Terek Sandpiper 45. 
P J Powell: Caspian Plovers 44. 
Hilary Welch: Egyptian Geese 3; Djibouti Green- 
winged Pytilia 18; Bankouale Palm 19. 
