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months ; up to the present time I have no records of it 

 nesting here. 



161. Falco vespertinus. 

 Falco vespertinus Shelley, p. 193. 



1 have met with the Red-footed Falcon on one occasion only 

 in the Province, i. e., an adult male on the 2nd of October, 

 1908, in the Zoological Gardens, though it is probably a 

 regular visitor on migration. 



162. TiNNUNCULUS ALAUDARIUS. 



Falco tinnunculus Shelley, p. 194. 



The Kestrel which is abundant and resident in Egypt 

 seems smaller and darker than British examples. I have not 

 yet been able to examine a sufficiently large series of adults 

 from this country to come to any definite conclusion. I 

 have not met with Falco cenchris in the Province up to the 

 present time. 



163. PaNDION HALIAJ^TUS. 



Pandion halia'etus Shelley, p. 203. 



The Osprey is a common visitor to the Province during 

 the autumn and winter months, being especially noticeable 

 during the flood, when several pairs may be met with near 

 the Giza Pyramids. 



164. Phalacrocorax carbo. 

 Phalacrocorax carbo Shelley, p. 295. 



On the 14th of December, 1907, Col. E. Ludlow, A.S.C., 

 shot an example of this species at Giza, which he kindly 

 presented to me. It was in company with thirteen others. 

 A week or so later I saw a Cormorant sitting on a small tree 

 close to the Kasr el Nil Bridge at Cairo. Finally, on 

 February the 9th, 1909, a flock of ten Cormorants flew low 

 over the Zoological Gardens. 



165. Pelecanus onocrotalus. 

 Pelecanus onocrotalus Shelley, p. 293. 



During the inundations in autumn flocks of this 

 Pelican may be met with, and I have sometimes seen 

 hundreds together. Single individuals or small flocks are 



