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was never lucky enough to find a new nest: indeed, broods 

 of young flyers were to be seen by the end of March. I 

 saw the first that could fly on the 15 th. 



gi. Olivaceous Warbler, Hypolais pallida (Ehr.); 

 Sylvia elcvica, auct. 



Found apparently over the whole country in summer. I 

 shot one as we were coming down, at Minieh, about the 1st 

 of March, and at the Faioum it was tolerably common. But 

 it was most abundant at Assouan where there was hardly 

 a camelthorn which was not swarming with these birds. 

 Strange to say, Messrs. Adams, Taylor, and Smith appear 

 not to have met with it. 



92. Willow Warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus (Linn.). 



I am not sure whether this bird or the Chifif-Chaff is the 

 commoner in the Delta, as I confess I did not accurately 

 distinguish between them. There, I never could find any 

 other sort of Warblers. As spring advanced it became 

 rapidly scarcer, but two were shot and others seen, as late 

 as the 27th of March at Philoe. 



93. Chiff-Chaff, Phylloscopus collybita (Vieill.) ; 

 Sylvia rufa, auct. 



In the Delta in winter the Chiff-Chafif frequents every 

 bush, and is seldom seen singly. The smaller Warblers are 

 all classed under the name of Abit Fisai. As I have al- 

 ready stated, I owe most of the Arab names to the courtesy 

 of M. Filliponi. It must be borne in mind that they were 

 collected at Damietta, for I noticed that some of the com- 

 mon ones were pronounced difterently in Upper Egypt. 



