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of Giza on August 25th, 1907. On the same day I saw 

 numbers of Red-backed Shrikes (Lanius collurio) and imagine 

 that the Reed-Warbler had arrived from Europe in their 

 company. It is certainly only a visitor to Egypt on migra- 

 tion, its place being taken in this country by A. stentoreus. 

 The present species may be at once distinguished from the 

 resident bird by its deeper and stronger bill. 



54. AcRocEPHALUs STREPERUs (Vieill.). 

 Calamoherpe arund'inacea Shelley, p. 94. 



The only record that I have of this species in the Giza 

 Province is of two individuals seen on August 23rd, 1907, 

 by myself just outside the walls of the Zoological Gardens, 

 in a bed of bulrushes. 



55. SiTTA sp. 



On February 10th, 1903, a Nuthatch was seen by Capt. 

 Flower in the Zoological Gardens. 



56. MOTACILLA BOARULA BOARULA. 



Motacilla sulphurea Shelley, p. 127. 



Motacilla boarula boarula Hartert, Vog. d. pal. Fauna, 

 Heft iii. p. 298. 



The European Grey Wagtail arrives in Giza in the autumn 

 and remains until the following spring. I have never seen it 

 in large numbers. A pair or two may be met with daily 

 during the winter in the Zoological Gardens. I have seen 

 examples with the black throats of summer plumage in 

 March. 



57. Motacilla alba Linn. 

 Motacilla alba Shelley, p. 126. 



The White Wagtail arrives in Giza during the beginning of 

 October, and the first to arrive are nearly always adult birds 

 in full winter plumage. A very short time elapses before 

 the immature birds put in an appearance, and from that time 

 onwards until April this species is most abundant. Large 

 numbers frequent the Zoological Gardens, and I have fre- 

 quently seen them singing while perched on the tops of some 

 of the cages and buildings. This species has a moult of the 



