314 Capt. G. E. Shelley on Er/yptian Ornithology. 



and on the 3rd I killed another. They had both been feedmg 

 upon locusts. 



193. Nycticorax griseus (L,). Night-Heron. 

 Generally to be met with throughout Egypt, frequenting 



clumps of Acacia and Palm trees. 



194. BoTAURUs sTELLARis (L.). Bittern. 



Very plentiful in the Delta^ and at Lake Fayoom. Elsewhere 

 in Egypt the want of reeds would naturally account for the 

 absence of this species. 



195. BoTAURUS MiNUTUS (L.) . Little Bittern. 



I only met with a single specimen of this bird, which I shot 

 near Koos on the 26th of April. It rose from the road by 

 the river, and only flew a few yards to perch on a large patch of 

 mud close by the water, where it sat motionless with its neck 

 stretched out. It was by no means shy. 



196. Platalea leucorodia, L. Spoon-bill. 



Very abundant on the Nile, generally in small flocks at the 

 ends of the sand-banks, and often in company with Herons and 

 Pelicans. 



197. Phcenicopterus antiquorum, Bp. Flamingo. 

 Occasionally met with in flocks on the Nile above Cairo, but 



most numerous in the Delta, especially at Lake Menzaleh, which 

 is the only locality where I saw it. It is extremely difficult to 

 get within shot of a Flamingo, as it frequents the shallow and 

 reedless marshes, where it can see the intruder from a distance. 

 One flock of these birds I saw would not allow me to approach 

 nearer than five hundred yards. 



198. FuLiCA atra, L. Common Coot. 



Very abundant in the Delta ; and I have shot them at Girgeh, 

 in Upper Egypt. 



199. PoRPHYRio HYACiNTHiNUS, Temm. Violet Gallinule. 

 I have seen three specimens of this bird, which were collected 



by Mr. Josceline Amherst^s party this year in Egypt. It is 

 common in Lake Fayoom. 



