Contributions to the Ornithology of Egypt. 623 



miles south of our limits) , and are of interest as they probably 

 also occur iu Kohat : — 



[867.] Alaudula adamsi. The Indus Sand-Lark was 

 common along the sandy shore wherever there were patches 

 of vegetation ; it had then paired, and one pair allowed me 

 to watch them building their nest under the lee of some 

 tamarisk shoots. 



[1189.] Pandion haliaetus. I saw one Osprey fishing. 



[1419.] EsAcus RECURViRosTRis. I put Up four Great 

 Stone-Plovers off a stony bank. 



[1503.] Sterna seena. The Indian River-Tern, the 

 Black-bellied, and the Caspian were all common, especially 

 the first two. 



[1517.] Rhynchops albicollis. A flock of about thirty 

 Scissorbills was seen flying up and down the river, oc- 

 casionally resting on a sand-bank. Cry, a nasal kap, kap. 



[1583.] Anser indicus. I saw a flock of Bar-headed 

 Geese cropping young beans. 



XXXIII. — Contributions to the Ornithology of Egypt. — No. II. 

 Birds of the Province of Giza. — Part 3 *. By Michael 

 J. NicoLL, E.Z.S., M.B.O.U. 



125. CUCULUS CANORUS, 



Cuculus canorus Shelley, p. 162. 



The Cuckoo is a regular visitor during both migrations. 

 The earliest to arrive in autumn are invariably adult biids. 

 I have never heard the '' song " of the Cuckoo in Egypt. 



126. COCCYSTES GLANDARIUS. 



Coccystes glandarius Shelley, p. 162. 



I have not personally met with the Great Spotted Cuckoo 

 in the Province, but Dr. Walter Innes informs me that it 

 occurs commonly in the " Sont " woods near Mazghouua. , 



* Continued from p. 484. 



