372 Mr. AV. Raw on tie [Tbis, 



165. Anas penelope. Wigeon. 



Even scarcer than the followino- species, but several 

 obtained in the winter months. Also abundant in the 

 Fayiun in IMarch. 



16t). Anas acuta acuta. Pintail. 



Seen sparinoly at the Birket Accrashi, where I obtained 

 several at various dates, including one example in eclipse 

 plumage. 



167. Anas angustirostris. Marbled Duck. 



Dr. Beven, of Cairo, shot a specimen at Marg, near 

 Abu Zabaal, on 24 September, 1917, in my presence. 

 He presented this bird to me, and it is now in my 

 collection. A pair of birds seen in the Wadi Natrun on 

 23 May, 1918. 



[Mr. Nicoll had a female sent to him from the Wadi 

 Natrun, shot 3 May, 1910, with well-developed ovaries, so it 

 is probable that this species breeds in Egypt. — B. S.] 



168. Spatula clypeata. Shoveler. 



Extremely abundant. Large numbers are shot annually 

 on the Birket Accrashi, where they begin to arrive in Sep- 

 tember, the main l)ody leaving in March-April. 



169. Netta rufina. Bed-crested Pochard, 



I shot a fine male which was consorting with the Pochards 

 mentioned below on 27 March, 1912. This was the only 

 specimen met with. 



170. Nyroca ferina ferina. Pochard. 



Occasionally shot, but never very numerous at Abu 

 Zabaal, except in some deep pools in the base of the stone 

 quarries, where about twenty were observed on 27 March, 

 1919. A fe.w always winter there. 



171. Nyroca nyroca nyroca. Ferruginous Duck. 



Fairly numerous every winter, and a few generally to be 

 seen or flushed out of the reeds on the Birket Accrashi from 

 October lo March. 



