142 Capt. G. E. Shelley on Egyptian Ornitholuyi/. 



134. CORVUS AFFINIS, Rupp. 



I have seen a specimeu of this bird in Mr. E. C. Taylor's 

 collection, which was obtained in Upper Egypt. 



It is a true Raven ; its bill is short, conical, and thick. The 

 feathers on the throat are lanceolate, and a rich violet reflection 

 pervades the whole of its plumage. Length 19 inches ; the 

 wing exceeds the tail by 1 inch. The Rev. H, B. Tristram 

 gives an interesting account of this species (Ibis, 1866, p. 71) . 

 The Rev. A. C. Smith, in his 'Attractions of the Nile,' vol. ii. 

 p. 276, mentions seeing a pair of small Crows of jet-black 

 plumage at El Kab, which no doubt belonged to this species. 



135. CoRvus coRNix, L. Hooded Crow. 



Extremely abundant in Egypt, but less so in Nubia. It 

 breeds in the country towards the end of February. 



136. CoRvus FRUGiLEGUs, L. Rook. 



I first met with this bird at Memphis in 1868, and subse- 

 quently found it in great abundance in the Delta ; but it does not 

 remain to breed in the country. 



137. Sturnus vulgaris, L. Starling. 



I found this bird plentiful throughout the Delta in the month 

 of February, but never saw it elsewhere, although it is to be 

 found in Middle and, possibly, in Upper Egypt. 



138. CoLUMBA schimperi, Bp. Schimper's Pigeon. 



This is the species to which all the Egyptian tame pigeons 

 belong. It differs from C, livia in the absence of the white 

 rump, so characteristic of the latter species. It may be seen 

 in great abundance in its purely wild state breeding in the rocks 

 of Aboofayda, and at Gebel el Thayr. 



139. Turtur auritus, G. R. Gray. Common Turtle-dove. 

 I did not meet with this species until the 20th of April, at 



Edfoo. It had evidently only just arrived ; for I saw it daily 

 afterwards in greater abundance than either of the other two 

 species of Turtle-doves. The bird which has generally been 

 mistaken for T. auritus, from Egypt, is T. sharpii, which I had 

 the pleasure of naming after my friend Mr. Sharpe, Librarian 

 of the Zoological Society of London. 



