41 
Ornithological Reminiscences of Egypt. 
23. CURRUCA ATRICAPILLA. 
24. Curruca momus,N. (Sylvia melanocephala Nubi8e,Licht.) 
(Specimina iv. Habitus et color Curruca melanocephala. Ros- 
tro, tarsis totoque corpore minor quhm melanocephala, remi- 
gum 2 dus septimo longior, qui eo brevior in melanocephala 
est. Tarsus 8^ ,A/ . Cauda gradata.) 
25. Lanius minor. 
26. Lanius rufus, var. 
27. Muscicapa grisola. 
28. Motacilla alba. 
29. Budytes boarulus. 
30. Anthus campestris/* 
The species mentioned by Prince Bonaparte as from Palestine 
in his article in the ‘Comptes Rendus^ are—(1) Cinnyris osea, 
Bp. (2) Crateropus chalybeus, Bp. (3) Ixos vallombrosa, Bp. 
(evidently the same as Ehrenberg^s xanthopygius) . (4) Saxicola 
erythraa, H. et E. (5) Cercomela asthenia, Bp. (6) Ammoperdix 
heyii (Ternm.). (7) Gavia brunneiceps, Bp. (8) Ceryle rudis. 
They were collected by the Hue de Vallombrosa. 
We quite agree with Mr. Tristram in calling the attention of 
the many travellers who visit the Holy Land every year, to the 
very inaccurate knowledge we as yet possess of its fauna, and 
to the many interesting species which they may obtain there; 
such as, among the birds, Cinnyris osea, Ixos xanthopygius, 
Amydrus tristramii, &c., which are quite unknown in European 
collections. — (Ed .) 
III.— Ornithological Reminiscences of Egypt. 
By E. Cavendish Taylor, M.A., E.Z.S. 
The following birds (with two or three exceptions) were shot 
by myself and three friends, in Egypt, between Alexandria and 
the first Cataract of the Nile, during the months of November 
and December 1853, and January 1854. In the very few 
instances where the bird was not actually obtained, it was seen 
by myself so plainly as to leave no doubt on my mind as to its 
