210 EGYPTIAN BIRDS 



164. Yellow-breasted Sun-Bird (Nectarinia metallica). Occurs 



only near Assoan. 



165. Wall Creeper {Tichodroma murari). Very rare. 



166. Great Grey Shrike {Lanius excubitor). Very rare. 



167. Pallid Shrike (Lanius lahtord). Not uncommon. 



168. Lesser Grey Shrike {Lanius minor). Rare. 



169. Masked Shrike {Lanius nuhicus). Common in February 



and March and in autumn. 



170. Woodchat Shrike {Lanius auriculatus). Fairly common in 



March. 



171. Red-backed Shrike {Lanius collurio). Not common. 



1 72. Spotted Flycatcher {Muscicapa gnsola). Rare. 



173. Pied Flycatcher {Muscicapa atricapillay Rare. 



174. White-collared Flycatcher {Muscicapa collaris). Rare. 



175. Red-breasted Flycatcher {Muscicapa parva). 



176. Common Bunting {Emherisa niilaria). Common in Lower 



Egypt. 



177. Ortolan Bunting {Emberiza horttdana). Rare. 



178. Cretzschmar's Bunting {Emberiza caesia). Common in 



Delta. 



179. Smaller Reed Bunting {Emberiza intermedia). Rare. 



1 80. Common Sparrow {Passer domesticus). Common everywhere. 



181. Italian Sparrow {Passer Italiae). Rare. 



182. Spanish Sparrow {Passer salicicola). Common. 



183. Tree Sparrow {Passer montanus). Rare. 



184. The Hawfinch {Coccothraustes vulgaris). Rare. 



185. Chaffinch {Fringilla coelebs). Rare, Lower Egypt. 



1 86. Goldfinch {Carduelis elegans). Common in Delta. 



187. Black-billed Finch {Estrelda melanorhynoba). Very rare. 



188. Lesser Redpole {Aegiothus rufescens). Very rare. 



189. Siskin {Carduelis spinus). Very rare. 



190. Serin {Serinus hortulanus). Rare. 



191. Linnet {Linota cannabina). Common in Lower Egypt. 



192. Desert Bullfinch {Erythrospiza githaginea). Common on 



deserts of Upper Egypt. 



193. Golden Oriole {Oriolus galbula). Common only in April. 



