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white rump. Indeed I never in Egypt saw a single instance 

 of a Pigeon possessing the white rump eharacteristic of C. livia. 

 1 have seen these pigeons perching in numbers on the horizon- 

 tal fronds of the Date-Palm, but never on any other tree. Du- 

 ring my last visit I again noticed their habit of settling on the 

 river, and remaining on the water for a considerable time in the 

 position of swimming. 



106. TuRTUR AURiTus, G. R. Gray. Turtle-Dove. 



Not found in Egypt in the winter. First seen at Assouan in 

 the beginning of March ; after that, conmion in Upper Egypt. 



107. TuRTUR sENEGALENsis (L.). Egyptian Turtle-Dove. 

 Abundant all through the country, and resident through the 



winter. It breeds in March ; the eggs are very small in pro- 

 portion to the size of the bird; the nest slight and fragile, 

 usually placed in the thickest part of a Gum-acacia tree. I 

 never saw Turtur risorius in Egypt, though it is abundant at 

 Smyrna. 



108. Pterocles exustus, Temminck. Singed Sand-Grouse. 

 By far the most abundant species of Sand-Grouse in Egypt. 



109. Pterocles senegalensis, Latham. 



Much less common than P. exustus. Both these species are 

 well figured in Mr. Gould's ' Birds of Asia.' I never saw 

 P. coronatus in Egypt, and I believe that neither P. arenarius 

 nor P. alchata ever occur there. 



110. Ammoperdix heyi. Hey's Sand-Partridge. 



One of my companions started a pair of these birds from 

 among some rocks near Assouan and shot the male. I never 

 saw the species on any other occasion. 



111. CoTURNix COMMUNIS, Bonnatcrre. Common Quail. 

 Common in wheat-fields in February and March. 



112. CuRSORius GALLicus, Gmeliu. Cream-coloured Coni\ser. 

 Occasionally seen in the desert in small flocks, and once shot. 



113. (Edicnemus CREPITANS, Temmiuck. Common Thick- 

 knee. 



Tolerably abundant, and very good to eat. 



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