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small snails which cluster on the twigs of the Salsola in that 
arid region. 
106. Ardea cinerea. 
On the banks of the Jordan. 
107. Egretta alba. 
Marshes near Jaffa. 
108. Egretta garzetta. 
In the same marshes in considerable numbers. 
109. Buphus russatus, Wagl. 
Very abundant in the moist meadows round Jaffa. 
110. Buphus comatus (Pallas). 
In the same locality as the last. 
111. Ardeola minuta (Linn.). 
I flushed one, which I did not obtain, near the mouth of the 
Jordan. 
112 Numenius tenuirostris ? 
Some Curlews which I saw near Kirjath-jearim I take to 
have been of this species. 
113. Bhynchaspis clypeata. 
The only duck I met with in Palestine was a solitary male 
Shoveller flying up the course of the Jordan. 
114. Pelecanus crispus. 
An immense flock of this Pelican passed us, swimming out to 
sea, when within sight of Mount Carmel. 
115. Sterna leucoptera. 
One specimen, apparently a straggler, at Jaffa. 
116. Sterna caspia. 
Several of these splendid Terns were fishing close to the shore 
at Jaffa. 
117. Xema melanocephalum. 
Abundant at Jaffa. 
118. Larus puscus. 
In the same locality, very abundant. 
