487 
from the Dead Sea and North-western Arabia . 
35. Hirundo rustica. 
Hirundo rustica Tristr. Pal. p. 61; Sharpe, Cat. B. x. 
p. 128. 
A few Swallows were observed as early as the 16th of 
February in the desert, near the Oasis of Teima. 
36. Dendrocopus syriacus. 
Picus syriacus Tristr. Pal. p. 85. 
Dendrocopus syriacus Hargitt, Cat. B. xviii. p. 225. 
a. $ • Wadi Wali, E. of the Dead Sea. 28 April, 1909. 
I saw only a few of these Woodpeckers in the steep gorges 
that furrow the declivities of the Moab Plateau. Tristram 
mentions that they never descend into the Jordan Valley, so 
it is worthy of notice that this specimen was obtained in the 
Dead Sea Depression just below ocean-level. 
37. Cypselus affinis. 
Cypselus affinis Tristr. Pal. p. 83; Hartert, Cat. B. xvi. 
p. 453. 
In the Oasis of Teima, in N.W. Arabia, I observed two or 
three examples of the White-rumped Swift in Feb. 1909. 
38. Caprimulgus europ^eus. 
Caprimulgus europceus Tristr. Pal. p. 84; Hartert, Cat. B. 
xvi. p. 526. 
a. $ . Dead Sea Depression. 2 May, 1909. 
39. Upupa epops. 
Upupa epops Tristr. Pal. p. 89; Salvin, Cat. B. xvi. p. 4. 
A single Hoopoe was observed on the barren desert north 
of the Oasis of Teima on the 18th of February. 
40. Merops persicus. 
Merops persicus Tristr. Pal. p. 88; Sharpe, Cat. B. xvii. 
p. 66. 
a. $ . South shore of Dead Sea. 1 May, 1909. 
b, c. <J. „ „ 6 May, 1909. 
d. ?. „ „ 8 May, 1909. 
The Blue-cheeked. Bee-eater was only seen in the southern 
part of the Dead Sea Depression, in the Glhor el Mezreh and 
