256 Mr. W. Raw on the [Ibis, 



close pvoximiiy to one another. Should the first clutch be 

 taken, it immediately utilizes one of these nests for the 

 second laying. It never moves far, which I easily proved 

 by observing the particular type laid by certain pairs. 



I found one nest built in a stray clump of barley in a bean- 

 lield. The stems of the barley were neatly woven into the 

 side of the nest. I gave this specimen to the Giza Museum. 



[I have a five clutch of Blue Tit type taken at Inch;is 

 ;50.iii. 10. My earliest date for a clutch of three at 

 Matarieh is 25. iii.09, and my latest 18. vi. 1909. The 

 majority of nests found at Inchas between the end of May 

 and middle of June contained three eggs, but most likely 

 there were several broods. — R. S.] 



73. Tardus pilaris. Fieldfare. 



Two seen at close range on 17 February, 1916 *, were all I 

 ever saw at Abu Zabal. 



74. Turdus philomelus philomelus. Song-Thrush. 

 Observed every winter, usually singly, in the gardens or 



palm groves. Never seen later than mid-March. 



75. Turdus merula syriacus. Blackbird. 



Observed every winter in the gardens, corn-fields, and 

 palm-groves. Five seen together on 10 February, 1916. 



76. Monticola saxatilis. Rock-Thrush. 



Fairly common during the tirst fortnight of April each 

 year. I appear to have no record during autunni. 



77. Monticola solitarius transcaspicus. Blue Rock-Thrush. 

 Passes thruuiih Abu Zabal between 10 March and 15 



April, being generally seen perched on mud-walls, native 

 houses, and old wells. 



[* In Captain A. W. Boyd's paper in 'The Ibis," 11)17, p. 541, it is stated 

 that Turdus visci varus had not been previously recorded i'roni Egypt. 

 This is a mistake, as Schrader described it as an occasional visitor in 

 hard winters as far back as 1892. — F. C. R. .1.] 



