1 62 RAMBLES OF A NATURALIST. 



In this species, and in the case of most of the spring 

 migrants, the males came first. The specimen I brought 

 home is still in winter plumage as to the throat. 



^^6. Black Redstart, RuHcilla titys (Scop.). 



This is a common bird in Europe, but it is scarce in 

 Egypt. We however saw six, viz., four (upon trees) in the 

 Delta and two at the Pyramids, and shot five of them. One 

 of the males had no white on the wing. I have a Plymouth 

 specimen without it — one of those alluded to by Mr, Gat- 

 combe in Part V. of the fourth edition of Yarrell's " British 

 Birds." With regard to the spelling of the word titys, see 

 the Ann. of N. H. for 1872, p. 227. 



'j'j. Nightingale, Danlias hiscinia (Linn.); 

 Philomela Inscinia ; "Bulbul." 



We encountered some Nightingales at Thebes on the 13th 

 of April, and shot two, midway between the Tombs of the 

 Kings and the river. I think there were five in all, evidently 

 a migratory party on their way to Europe. We were not 

 regaled with their delightful notes. 



■)f78. Great Sedge Warbler, AcroccpJialus amndinaceus 



(Linn.). 



I bought one at Alexandria, which I was informed had 

 been got at Ramleh. 



79. Clamorous Sedge Warbler, Acrocephalus 

 stcntoreus (Ehr.). 



This is doubtless resident, as we got one at Damietta on 

 the 23rd of January. I believe it had not been got before 



