378 Mr. W. Raw on the [Ibis, 



of (Vmimon Pratincole witli ovaries much enlarged, but they 

 did not remain at Inchas, as on 29 May I did not see a 

 single bird. — 11. S. ] 



187. Glareola melanoptera. Black-winged Pratincole. 



I shot an iinniature bird of this species near the Birket 

 Accrashi on 4 October, 1916. Parties of Pratincoles 

 (species ?) were seen passing over on 14 April, 29 August, 

 and 4 September, 1917, and on similar dates in 1918. 



188. Charadrius hiaticula hiaticula. Ringed Plover. 

 Frequently observed on the Birket Accrashi from Septem- 

 ber to March. 



189. Charadrius dubius curonicus. Lesser Ringed Plover. 

 Equally numerous with the preceding species, with which it 



arrives and departs. One seen at Marg on 14 August, 1917. 



190. Charadrius alexandrinus alexandrinus. Kentish Plover. 



I first identified this species at Abu Zabaal by shooting- 

 one there on 16 June, 1916. More were observed on 

 13 July, and it often turned up with other Waders during 

 the succeeding winter, but does not breed there. It is 

 abundant nearer the sea-coast as a breeding species, and 

 eggs have been taken there from April to June. I took a 

 clutch of three fresh eggs in the Wadi Natrun on 27 May, 

 1918, and observed numbers of young birds there about the 

 same date. 



[A common breeding species on the islands in Lake Men- 

 zaleh. On 20-22 May, 1909, I found six nests, all but one 

 having hard-set eggs or young just hatching. The nests 

 were in various situations : one on dry mud, several on red 

 earth, others on a small beach covered with small shells. In 

 the first two cases the nests were easy to find : in the latter 

 difficult.— R. S.] 



191. Charadrius varius varius. Kittlitz Plover. 

 Frequently observed and obtained at the Birket Accrashi 



during the winter months. It usually disappeared in early 

 March, but I have seen it there until the end of that 



