. Palestine : the physical geography and natural history of the Holy Land. a Coraciasgarrula. •> Oriulus galbula. c Cuculus canorus. J Yunx torquilta. e Alcedo ispidia. We are aware that this is not the common kingfisher, although very nearly so ; but as our authority (Russell)gives both names, we must follow him, as we cannot know whether the bird be really the common species or realty A. Alcedo halcyon. S Alcedo Smyrnensis. u Merops apiaster. 3 f 2 CCCC1V PHYSICAL HISTORY OF PALESTINE. [Chap. VIIL. [Hoopoe.] with one in the territory of Sidon. Beau-tifully crested Hoopoesa were
. Palestine : the physical geography and natural history of the Holy Land. a Coraciasgarrula. •> Oriulus galbula. c Cuculus canorus. J Yunx torquilta. e Alcedo ispidia. We are aware that this is not the common kingfisher, although very nearly so ; but as our authority (Russell)gives both names, we must follow him, as we cannot know whether the bird be really the common species or realty A. Alcedo halcyon. S Alcedo Smyrnensis. u Merops apiaster. 3 f 2 CCCC1V PHYSICAL HISTORY OF PALESTINE. [Chap. VIIL. [Hoopoe.] with one in the territory of Sidon. Beau-tifully crested Hoopoesa were seen byBuckingham at Jerash, early in March. The Anatid^e, or birds of the Duck kind,which frequent the waters of Syria, arevarious and abundant. Few of them needmore than to be named. The Swan;bthe Goose0,—wild and tame. Tame geeseare not very commonly seen in Syria, or inany other part of Western Asia, as they arenot in demand among the Moslems, whovery rarely eat them. This is true also ofthe Duck, and equally so of wild water-fowl. Neither can we discover any tracethat they were eaten by the ancient Hebrews,nor does any name which can be recognisedas applicable to the goose or duck be re-cognised in the Scriptures. Not beingnamed, they were not interdicted for food tothe Hebrews, and the probability is thatthey were eaten, considering the extent towhich they had seen them used for food inEgypt, where water-fowl, principally geese, ducks, and quails, were caught in large quantities upon the waters, a
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