50 Capt. G. E. Shelley on Egyptian OrnithohKjy. 



52. CoccYSTES GLANDARius (L.) . Great Spotted Cuckoo. 

 This graceful bird is very abundant throughout Egypt in the 



spring, always frequenting the Acacia trees. About half of those 

 that I saw were in immature plumage even as late as May. 

 They are by no means shy, and will often sit motionless on a 

 bough while one walks beneath the tree. Their cry is rough 

 and peculiar. They breed at the same time as the Hooded Crow, 

 invariably selecting a nest of that species in which to deposit 

 their eggs. 



53. Centropus ^GYPTius (Gm.). Strait-heeled Coucal. 

 Rare. Mr. E. C. Taylor obtained one specimen in the Delta ; 



and I have seen it in other collections from the Nile. 



This species must not be confounded with C. sptiegalensis, its 

 West- African representative, from which it chiefly differs in its 

 rather larger size, and in being much less rufous on the back. 



54. YuNX TORQUiLLA, L. Wryucck. 



I only shot this bird once (at Memphis, on the 9th of April), 

 though it is not uncommon as a bird of passage. 



55. TuRDUS Musicus, L. Song Thrush. 



To be met with throughout Egypt, but far most abundantly 

 in the Delta. 



56. TuRDUs MERULA, L. Common Blackbird. 



By no means common in Egypt. I met with one specimen 

 in the Delta, and a pair a few miles north of Benisooef; 



57. Petrocincla saxatilis (L.). Rock-Thrush. 

 Travels north in April, and evinces a strong partiality for Arab 



burying-grounds (Ibis, 1864, p. 238) . Mr. E. C. Taylor found 

 it common at Damietta in April. 



58. Petrocincla cyanea (L.). Blue Thrush. 



We frequently met with this species wherever there were rocks, 

 except in Nubia, where I did not observe it, although I have no 

 doubt that it is not uncommon there, as it certainly ranges 

 throughout the entire length of Egypt, and breeds in the country. 



59. Pycnonotus arsinoe (Licht.). 



This bird appears to be abundant in pairs among the Palm 



