Three other Egyptian recoveries of birds banded in Israel in 1970 
are not yet fully documented. They consist of one Phyltosoopus 
hoYieZZ'i and two unidentified species. 
Ectoparasites 
All birds handled were examined for ectoparasites. In the spring 
of 1968, 323 birds of 9423 handled were infested (3.5%); in the fall 
of 1968, 149 birds of 3363 (4.5%); in the spring of 1969, 140 birds 
of 4172 (3.3%). Ectoparasites from Israel have been identified by 
other than PMS personnel: Dr. Carlton Clifford of the Rocky Mountain 
Laboratory (U.S. Public Health Service), has provided tick identifi¬ 
cations and Dr. K. C. Emerson (Research Associate, Snithsonian Institution), 
the Mallophaga identifications; while the rest of the material collected 
hippoboscid flies, fleas, and mites, has been distributed to experts 
but not yet reported. Thus far, of the 612 ectoparasite collections 
made, 513 have been identified as ticks, the rest being mainly Mallophaga. 
The ticks and bird species are shown in Table 1. 
Summarized weekly infestation rates changed throughout the season. 
In 1968, infestation peaked twice, March and May, during the spring mi¬ 
gration season; but only once in the fall, infestation increasing to 
the peak as the autumn migration progressed. Little infestation was 
found in seedeaters and aerial insectivores. Birds found to be heavily 
infested in the spring were: Anthus trivialis^ Oenanthe hispanioa^ 
Oenanthe oenanthe^ Phoeniourus phoenoiurus^ Hirundo rustioa and Sylvia 
Quwuoa* Heavily infested fall species were: Passer hispaniolensis^ 
Passer moabitious^ Anthus trivialis^ and Lusoinia svecica. 
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