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from the Dead Sea and North-western Arabia. 
number. But during that week I also noticed some birds 
building their nests, the males and the females alike taking 
part in the work. 
Out of the numerous clutches of eggs that I took, it was 
noticeable that three of the same clutch were always alike, 
whilst the fourth was always different. They measured from 
T9 to 2T by 1*3 inches. 
6. Erythrospiza githaginea. 
Erythrospiza githaginea Tristr. Pal. p. 70 ; Sharpe, Cat. B. 
xii. p. 284. 
a. $ ; b, c. ? ; d. Sex doubtful. Tebuk, N.W, Arabia, 
1 Jan., 1909. 
Large flocks of these Desert Bullfinches used to come to 
drink at the water-holes near the Oasis of Tebuk. 
7. Emberiza hqrtulana. 
Emberiza hortulana Tristr. Pal. p. 71; Sharpe, Cat. B. 
xii. p„ 530. 
a . <J. Wadi Zerka Main, E. of Dead Sea. 24 April, 
1909. 
8. Aljsmon desertorum. 
Certhilauda alaudipes Tristr. Pal. p. 77. 
Aleemon desertorum Sharpe, Cat. B. xiii. p. 519. 
a. b. . Tebuk, N.W. Arabia. 2 Jan., 1909. 
This is a somewhat rare bird. I only saw it on two 
occasions during a journey of many hundreds of miles. 
The two localities were at the Oasis of Tebuk and on the 
confines of the Nafud Sand-desert. 
9. Otocorys bilqpha. 
Otocorys penicillata Tristr. Pal. p. 81. 
Otocorys bilopha Sharpe, Cat. B. xiii. p. 537. 
A few examples of the Algerian Shore-Lark were seen, 
and one was obtained near a well between the Oasis of Teima 
and Jauf in North-western Arabia. 
10. Melanocorypha calandra. 
Melanocorypha calandra Tristr. Pah p> 81; Sharpe, Cat. B. 
xiii. p. 551. 
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