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132. Gallinago scolopacinus, Bonaparte. Common Snipe. 

 Abundant in the winter, but becomes scarce in March. 



133. Gallinago gallinula (L.). Jack Snipe. 

 Almost as common as the preceding species. 



134. Rhynch^a bengalensis (Gmelin). Painted Snipe. 



I did not see this species ahve on my second visit, but I saw 

 two or three specimens in a small collection of bird-skins on 

 board a boat I visited. 



135. NuMENius ARCUATA (L.) . Curlcw. 

 Not uncommon in the winter. 



136. Grus cinerea, Bechstein. Common Crane. 

 Not uncommon ; but shy, and difficult to shoot. 



137. CicoNiA ALBA, Bechsteiu. White Stork. 



I do not know whether this bird breeds in Egypt ; but at all 

 events it remains there till the end of March. 



138. CicoNiA NIGRA (L.). Black Stork. 

 Occasionally seen in the winter. 



139. Ardea cinerea, L. Common Heron. 

 Common, and generally distributed. 



140. Ardea purpurea, L. Purple Heron. 

 Seen on several occasions. 



141. Egretta garzett.a (L.). Little Egret. 



One specimen was shot by our party, but the species is de- 

 cidedly rare. 



142. BuPHUS COROMANDA (Boddacrt). BufF-backed Heron. 

 These birds began to assume the elongated buff plumes on 



the back towards the end of March, about which time, I sup- 

 pose, they begin to breed. 



143. Nycticorax griseus (L.). Night-Heron. 



Occurs occasionally in small flocks, and perches much on 

 trees, especially on Palm-trees. 



144. Platalea leucorodia, L. Common Spoonbill. 

 Not uncommon in the winter, in flocks. 



145. Phcenicopterus roseus, Pallas. Flamingo. 



I often saw large flocks of Flamingos in Egypt, but never 



