LIST OF BIRDS 213 



249. Woodcock (^Scolopax rusticold). Now more frequently 



recorded than formerly. 



250. Solitary Snipe {Gallinago majory Rare. 



251. Common Snipe (^Gallinago media). Common everywhere. 



252. Jack Snipe {Gallinago gallinuld). Common. 



253. Painted Snipe {Rhynchaea capensis). Fairly common 



throughout. 



254. Little Stint (Tringa minuta). Very abundant. 



255. Temminck's Stint {Tringa temminckii). Rather rare. 



256. Sanderling {Tringa arenaria). Not common. 



257. Dunlin {Tringa alpinus). Not common, and only on coast. 



258. Knot {Tringa canutus). Not common. 



259- Curlew Sandpiper {Tringa suharquata). Not common. 



260. Redshank {Toianus calidiis). Common in Delta, rare 



elsewhere. 



261. Dusky Redshank {Totanus fusciis). Rare. 



262. Greenshank {Totanus canescens). Common. 



263. Marsh Sandpiper {Totanus stagnatalis). Not common. 



264. Green Sandpiper {Totanus ochropusy Very common every- 



where. 



265. Wood Sandpiper {Totanus glareola). Common in Lower 



Egypt. 



266. Common Sandpiper {Actitis hypoleucosy Common. 



267. Black-winged Stilt {Himantopus candidusy Not uncommon. 



268. Avocet {Reairvirostra avocettd). Common only in Delta. 



269. Sacred Ibis {Ibis aethiopicay Very rare indeed. 



270. Glossy Ibis {Ibis falcinellusy Rare. 



271. African Wood Ibis {Tantalus ibis). Rare. 



272. CoTCixnon CraxiG^ {Gnis communisy Not uncommon in October 



and March. 



273. Demoiselle Crane {Grus virgo). Not common. 



274. Spoonbill {Platalea leucorodia). Common in all parts. 



275. White Stork {Ciconia alba). Common during migration 



months, October and March. 



276. Black Stork {Ciconia nigra). Not common. 



277. Shoebill or Whale-headed Stork {Balaeniceps rex). 



