636 Mr. M. J. Nicoll — Contributions 



179. Anser erythkopus. 



Anser erythropus Gurney, ' Rambles of a Naturalist/ 

 p. 221. 



A Lesser White-fronted Goose was presented alive to tlie 

 Giza Zoological Gardens by H.H. Prince Kama! el Dia 

 Pasha, who had secured it near Giza on the 29th or 30th 

 of January, 1907. 



Mr. J. H. Gurney was the first to record this Goose as 

 occurring in Egypt. Capt. Shelley did not meet with it. 



180. Tadorna cornuta. 



Tadorna vulpanser P^leming ; Shelley, p. 281. 



On the 4th of December, 1906, Mr. E. W. Buckley shot a 

 pair of Sheldrakes which he kindly sent to me. These two 

 birds were obtained at Gizr el Ramal in the Giza Province. 



181. Tadorna casarca. 

 Tadorna rutila Shelley, p. 282. 



The Ruddy Sheldrake is not uncommon during the winter 

 months. 



On the 25th of November, 1906, 1 saw nine of these birds 

 feeding in some short grass near the edge of the desert 

 between the Pyramids of Giza and Sakkara. 



182. Anas boscas. 



Anas boschas Shelley, p. 283. 



The Mallard is by no means abundant in the Province. 

 I have occasionally seen one or two examples in the 

 Zoological Gardens Lake and have sometimes met with 

 it on the flood, but it is never nearly so abundant as 

 the Shoveller or Pintail. On one occasion, however, 

 Capt. Flower counted ten on the Lake. 



183. Anas strepera. 



Anas strepera Shelley, p. 283. 



The only record I have of the Gadwall in the Province is 

 of a male seen by myself on the 10th of December, 1906, 

 on the Zoological Gardens Lake. It probably occurs on 

 the flood, however, for it is not an uncommon bird in the 

 Delta during the winter. 



