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Rev. H. B. Tristram's Notes 
78. Carduelis elegans. 
In flocks on the Plain of Sharon. 
79. Linota linaria, Linn. 
Common throughout the country. 
80. Erythrospiza githaginea. 
In the most desert portion of the rocky wilderness between 
Bethlehem and Hebron. 
81. Emberiza miliaria. 
Common on all the cultivated plains. 
82. Emberiza hortulana. 
Generally distributed. 
83. Emberiza clesia. 
One of the most common birds of the more fertile districts 
of Palestine. Perched on the topmost bough of a shrub or 
tree, it continues its monotonous song throughout the day, and 
is to be seen on almost every bush. In its habits and actions it 
is very different from its Algerian congener, Emberiza saharce , 
which it so nearly resembles in form and plumage, avoiding 
buildings, and not, as far as I am aware, perching on stones or 
walls. Its nest is placed near the ground in a low bush. 
84. Galerida cristata. 
Excessively abundant both in the plains and on the bare 
hills. It had reared its brood at the end of March in some 
instances. 
85. Calandrella brachydactyla. 
Common in the more barren districts. 
86. Melanocorypha calandra. 
In the Plain of Sharon. 
87. Ammomanes isabellina. 
Plentiful in the rocky deserts, especially near the Dead Sea. 
88. Ammomanes-? 
A smaller species, possibly the Amm. elegans of Brehm, with 
the dark bar on the extremity of the tail; but I was not able to 
preserve my specimen for want of time. In the same locality 
as the preceding. 
