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refused to plunge into the water after it, for fear of the Croco- 

 diles. Mr. E. C. Taylor is also of opinion that he has seen 

 this species in Egypt (Ibis, 1867, p. 71). 



220. Phalacrocorax carbo (L.). Cormorant. 

 Plentiful throughout Egypt in winter j but I have not observed 



it in Nubia. I have never seen it later than March. 



221. Pelecanus onocrotalus, L. White Pelican. 



Very abundant on the Nile. On the 20th of April, below 

 Edfoo, an immense flock of several thousands passed low along 

 the river, flying northward; and although fired at several times, 

 they still kept streaming onwards in one continuous flock. We 

 only killed one bird out of them, as we had nothing but small 

 shot at the time. Irides crimson ; pouch bright yellow ; feathers 

 on the forehead coming to a point towards the bill. 



222. Pelecanus crtspus, Bruch. Dalmatian Pelican. 



On the 6th of February, 1868, I shot a Pelican which I 

 believe to belong to this species. It was in company with about 

 a dozen others, and at a great distance ofi", when I killed it with 

 my rifle. The pouch and legs were pink, and the irides white. 

 Feathers on the forehead terminating in a curved line, which is 

 concave towards the middle of the culmen. 



223. Larus fuscus, L. Lesser Black-backed Gull. 

 Abundant on the Nile both in Egypt and Nubia. In April 



we frequently saw small flocks of these birds, generally towards 

 evening, always passing northward. I also observed similar 

 small flocks of another large species of Gull, probably L.fusces- 

 cens, as high up as Nubia. I shot a specimen of L. fuscus near 

 Erment on the 24th of April. 



22i. Larus fuscescens, Licht. Mediterranean Herring- 

 Gull. 



Very abundant along the coast. I shot it frequently near 

 Damietta. It very closely resembles the common Herring-Gull ; 

 but its back is a shade darker, and the legs are yellow, instead 

 of pink, in the adult birds. 



225. Larus ichthyaetos, Pall. Great Black-headed Gull. 



This magnificent Gull I met with once in full plumage, on the 



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