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20. Sylvia orphea. 
Sylvia orphea Tristr. Pal. p. 41 ; Seebohm, Cat. B. v. 
p. 14. 
a. A- Wadi Zerka Main, E. of Dead Sea. 27 April, 
1909. 
21. Sylvia rueppelli. 
Sylvia rueppelli Tristr. Pal. p. 42; Seebohm, Cat. B. v. 
p. 12. 
A few specimens of BiippelFs Warbler were observed in 
the fruit-trees of the Oasis of Teima on February the 22nd. 
22. Hypolais pallida. 
Hypolais pallida Tristr. Pal. p. 45; Seebobm, Cat. B. v. 
p. 82. 
a . (f . Wadi Zerka Main. 25 April, 1907. 
Very common in the oleander groves in the gorges on the 
east of the Dead Sea. 
23. Aedon galactodes. 
Aedon galactodes Tristr. Pal. p. 46; Seebohm, Cat. B. v. 
p. 34. 
a. <£. Wadi Zerka Main, E. of Dead Sea. 27 April, 
1909. 
b. S. S. end of Dead Sea. 6 May, 1909. 
24. Acrocephalus phragmitis. 
Acrocephalus phragmitis Tristr. Pal. p. 48; Seebohm, Cat. 
B. v. p. 91. 
a. A- Wadi Zerka Main, E. of Dead Sea. 25 April, 
1909. 
25. Scotocerca INQUIETA. 
Drymceca inquieta Tristr. Pal. p. 50. 
Scotocerca inquieta Sharpe, Cat. B. vii. p. 213. 
a . cj. Tebuk, N.W. Arabia. 2 Jan., 1909. 
b. $ . Wadi Mojib, E. of Dead Sea. 29 April, 1909. 
c. £ . Tebuk, N.W. Arabia. 2 Jan., 1909. 
d. $ . Wadi Numeira, E. of Dead Sea. 6 May, 1909. 
Fairly common in the scrub on the open desert and in the 
broken country near the Dead Sea. 
