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tamer and more easily aj)proached than any other large raptorial 

 bird in Egypt, 



6. Aquila pennata (Gmelin). Booted Eagle. 



This pretty little Eagle, which is by no means common in 

 Egypt, is subject to considerable variation in colour ; for a spe- 

 cimen shot by one of our party, which showed no sign of imma- 

 turity, was of a uniform dark brown. 



7. Pan DION hali/eetus (L.). Osprey. 



This cosmopolitan bird is naturally not absent from the avi- 

 fauna of Egypt ; I often saw it, but never succeeded in shooting 

 a specimen, as it is very shy and wary. 



8. CiRCAETUS GALLIC us (Gmclin). Short-toed Eagle. 



Not by any means abundant. I shot a very fine adult speci- 

 men among some rocks not far above Cairo. The legs and feet 

 are dirty white, and not yellow. 



9. BuTEO FERox (S. Gmelin). Long-legged Buzzard. 



This very fine, handsome Buzzard is pretty common, and 

 generally distributed throughout the country, where I have no 

 doubt it breeds. Specimens from Egypt seem to me to be 

 larger, more rufous in colour, and with the tail-feathers of a 

 brighter red than those I have seen from Syria and Asia Minor. 

 I once saw a very fine example, with a splendid red tail, fiying 

 along with a large bird in its claws; on being fired at, it 

 dropped its prey, which we secured and found to be a 

 Shoveller-Duck, half killed. 



10. BuTEG VULGARIS, Bcchstein. Common Buzzard. 



On several occasions I saw this species during my second 

 visit. It seems to prefer thick groves to the more open country. 



11. Falco peregrinus, L. Peregrine Falcon. 



The Peregrine is not common in Egypt ; but I occasionally 

 saw it, sometimes in pairs, sometimes singly. One of our party 

 shot an old female, decidedly the largest example of the species 

 I ever saw. 



12. Falco barbarus, L. Barbary Falcon. 



I saw a specimen of this Falcon at Cairo in January 1864, 

 in the possession of a gentleman who had shot it the day before 



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