to the Ornithology of Egypt. 491 



spring migration had not commenced, and all the species 

 met with were either winter-visitors or residents. The 

 latter, moreover, compare unfavourably with the enormous 

 numbers of birds which pass through Egypt on migration. 

 Altogether eighty-seven species of birds were met with 

 during a week's stay at Gheit-el-Nassara, the most 

 interesting of which were : — Both forms of Bluethroat 

 [Cyanecula suecica typica and C. s. leucocyanus), Richard's 

 Pipit {Anthus richardi), the resident form of Blue-headed 

 Wagtail {Motacilla flava pygrtKBo), a Short-toed Lark 

 {Calandrella minoi-), and the Red-crested Pochard {Fuligula 

 rufina) . Most of the birds that we observed are so well-known 

 that perhaps it is advisable to explain the object of the 

 present paper. Since the publication of Shelley's ' Birds 

 of Egypt' and Gurney's 'Rambles of a Naturalist' little 

 has been written on the ornithology of Egypt proper. The 

 latest information on the subject is a paper in 'The Ibis' for 

 1906, p. 113, by Mr. W. L. S. Loat, entitled "On a small 

 Collection of Birds from the Vicinity of Lake Menzaleh 

 in the Delta of Egypt." It has therefore occurred to me 

 that a series of papers on the ornithology of this country 

 may prove of interest and perhaps finally lead to the 

 publication of a revised volume on the Birds of Egypt. 



The references in the present paper refer to Shelley's 

 ' Birds of Egypt ' and Loafs paper in ' The Ibis ' as 

 mentioned above. 



As regards nomenclature, I have adhered as far as possible 

 to that of Howard Saunders's ' Manual of British Birds,' 

 2nd edition, though for most of the non-'' British " birds 

 I have followed Hartert's ' Die Vogel der Palaarktischen 

 Fauna,' to the author of which splendid work I am indebted 

 for much kind help in the identification of several of my 

 forms. 



TURDUS MUSICUS. 



Tardus musicus Shelley, p. 66; Loat, Ibis, 1906, p. 114. 



A single Song-Thrush was seen on January 9th at Gheit- 

 el-Nassara. This species is a regular winter-visitor to 

 Egypt. 



