to the Oriiitholufjy of Kcjijpt. 477 



95. EllYTIIllOSPlZA GITHAGINEA. 



Erythrospiza githaginea Shelley, p. 155. 



Tiie only records I have of the Trumpeter Bullfinch from 

 the Giza Province are two examples seen by myself near 

 Helwan on February 21st, 1908, five seen by myself at Abu 

 Roash, February 1939, and an adult male which I shot in 

 the Wadi Ho£ on May 7th, 1909. 



96. Emberiza miliaria. 

 Eniberiza miliaria Shelley, p. 144. 



The Corn-Bunting is a regular winter visitor to the 

 Province. Although it is usually met with in pairs or singly, 

 it sometimes collects in large flocks, for on February 4th, 

 1909, I saw a party of several hundred individuals near the 

 Giza Pyramids, where they were feeding in a patch of Lupins. 



97. Emberiza CjEsia. 

 Emberiza casia Shelley, p. 146. 



Cretzschmar's Bunting appears to be a regular visitor 

 during the autumn migration. The first arrivals, which 

 consist of adults, appear in September, and are soon joined 

 by younger birds. I have frequently seen flocks of a dozen 

 or more individuals in the Zoological Gardens. After a 

 short stay they gradually depart. Capt. Shelley calls this bird 

 a spring visitor to Egypt, and mentions shooting an example 

 near Cairo in April. He further states that it breeds 

 occasionally in the Delta and near Cairo. Personally I have 

 never met with this species in spring, nor have I, during 

 two and a half years' residence in Giza, any records of its 

 occurring at that time of year in the Province of Giza, 

 though I have seen it in the Fayoum in March. 



98. Emberiza hortulana. 

 Emberiza hortulana Shelley, p. 145. 



I have but two records of the Ortolan from Giza — an adult 

 shot by Mr. J. L. Bonhote, April 3rd, 1909, at Abu Eoash, 

 and one seen by myself in the Zoological Gardens during 

 April 1909. It is possible, however, that this species is a 

 regular spring migrant in the Province. 



