362 Mr. ^\. Raw 07i the [Ibis, 



122. Asio flammeus flammeus. Short-eared Owl. 



I have met with this Owl annually in the spring, but 

 never in the autumn that I remember. It is very often to 

 be seen sittinof on the desert in the full glare of the sun with 

 no protection whatever. It is most numerous between the 

 last week in March and the second week in April. 



123. Athene noctua glaux. Southern Little Owl. 

 Abundant wherever suitable places offer shelter. I have 



found fresh eggs as early as the first week in April and as 

 late as the middle of May. The clutch consists of four to six 

 eggs ns a rule. 



[This Owl frequently nests in large heaps of stones. 

 I found a clutch of seven eggs once, though six seem to 

 be the usual clutch. It nests at Mena, Abu Sueir, and Abu 

 Roash. ]\Iy earliest date for fresh eggs is 1 Apri! (a clutch 

 of six), and two fresh eggs as late as 18 June^, so it is 

 probably double-brooded. — R. S.] 



124. Tyto alba subsp. ? Barn-Owl. 



Seen and heard occasionally at various times throughout 

 the year. Is sometimes fairly numerous at Abu Zabaal, 

 especially in October, when it preys on the large flocks of 

 Spanish Sparrows which roost in the reed-beds and orange- 

 groves. I only secured its eggs twice, — a pair of fresh eggs 

 at Abu Roash on 1 April, and a clutch of four in an old shed 

 near the Barrage on 2 May, 1918. This latter nest had two 

 dead mice near it. 



[This species nests commonly near the Pyramids at Abu 

 Sueir, Giza, Bedrashein, and also at Abu Roash, generally 

 at the bottom of a shaft from which a mummy has been 

 removed. I have taken fresh eggs between 20 March and 

 14 April. Clutch frequently five or six. — R.S.J 



125. Falco peregrinus [calidus?]. Peregrine Falcon. 



A specimen of one of the large northern races of this 

 species, probably the Siberian form, was seen but not obtained 

 at Abu Zabaal on 24 February, 1917. 



