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them were collected and preserved, but in a few cases they 
were only “observed.” References to Tristram’s f Fauna 
and Flora of Palestine 9 are added, and quoted as “ Tristram, 
Pal.” 
There are 54 species enumerated in my List and 4 others 
in the Appendix. Of these, five are not included in Tristram’s 
work, namely, Ammomanes cincturus , A. saturatus, Lanins 
dealbatus , Parus cceruleus , and Porzana bailloni . 
1. CoRVUS AFFINIS. 
Corvus affinis Tristr. Pal. p. 76; Sharpe, Cat. B. iii. p. 46. 
a. A • Wadi Beni Hammad, E. of Dead Sea. 29 April, 
1909. 
b, $ . Wadi Numeira, E. of Dead Sea. 6 May, 1909. 
The Fan-tailed Raven is confined, in Palestine, to the 
Dead Sea region. It is fairly common in the ravines on the 
eastern side of the Depression, where I have seen a flock of 
no less than eight together. The birds are also occasionally 
seen in company with Common Ravens, but are easily 
distinguished from them by their short, rounded tails, 
which are very noticeable. They have, moreover, a very 
different and much more musical cry. I found them nesting 
on the 28th of April. 
2. Corvus collaris. 
Corvus monedula Tristr. Pal. p. 75. 
Colaeus collaris Sharpe, Cat. B. iii. p. 27. 
Jackdaws were very common in the declivities of the 
Moab Plateau. All the specimens I obtained seemed to 
belong to the white-collared race of Corvus monedula. 
Tristram also noted this, but did not give specific value to 
the white-collared variety. 
3. Amydrus tristrami. 
Amydrus tristrami Tristr. Pal. p. 74. 
Hagiopsar tristrami Sharpe, Cat. B. xiii. p. 168. 
a. S b. $ . Wadi Hessi, S.E. of Dead Sea. 2 May, 
1909. 
Large colonies of these birds haunt the rock-gorges in 
