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308. Gadwall (Anas strepera). Not very common. 



309. Pintail (Da/ila acuta). Very common throughout countr}'. 



310. Shoveller {Spatula clypeata). Exceedingly common. 



311. Teal (Querquedula creccd). Very common. 



312. Garganey Teal {Querquedula circia). Not common. 



313. Widgeon {Mareca penelope^ Very common indeed. 



314. Ferruginous Duck {Nyroca leucophtalma). Rare. 



315. Pochard {Fuligula ferind). Very common indeed. 



316. Red-crested Pochard {Netta rtifind). Lower Egypt. 



317. Scaup Duck {Fuligula 7narild). Not common. 



318. Tufted Duck {Fuligula cristatd). Exceedingly common. 



319. White-headed Duck {Erismatura leucocepkala). Rare. 



320. Velvet Scoter {Oedemia fusca). Rare. 



321. Dalmatian Pelican {Pelecanus crispus). Fairly common. 



322. White Pelican {Pelecanus onocrotalus). Fairly common. 



323. Lesser Pelican {Pelecanus minor). Fairly common. 



324. Masked Gannet {Sula cyanops). Very rare. 



325. Cormorant {Phalacrocorax carbo). Common in Lower Egypt, 



rare elsewhere. 



326. Little Cormorant {Phalacrocorax pygmaens). Rare. 



327. Caspian Tern {Sterna caspid). Fairly common near sea. 



328. Gull-billed Tern {Sterna anglica). Common in Lower Egypt. 



329. Sandwich Tern {Sterna cantiaca). Rare. 



330. Allied Tern {Sterna media). Common in Lower Egypt. 



331. Swift Tern {Sterna bergii). Not uncommon in Lower 



Egypt. 



332. Common Tern {Sterna Jluviatilis). Rare. 



333. Arctic Tern {Sterna hinmdo). Rare. 



334. Lesser Tei'n {Sterna mimitd). Very rare. 



335. Black Tern {Hydrochelidon Jissipes). Rare. 



S3Q. White-winged Black Tern {Hydrochelidon nigra). Rare. 



337. Whiskered Tern {Hydrochelidon leucopareia). Common on 



Nile. 



338. Scissor-billed Tern {Rhynchops jiavirostris). Rare. 



339. Greater Black-backed Gull {Larus mantius). Rare on coast 



only. 



