494 Mr. M. J. l^'tcoW— Contributions 



PllYLLOSCOPUS RUFUS. 



Phyllopneuste rufa Shelley, p. 102. 



Phylloscopus rufus Loat, Ibis, 1906, p. 117. 



Great numbers of ChiflFchaiFs were met with. They were 

 noticed in the reeds on the edge of the lake, in the low trees 

 on the cultivated land, and amongst the growing clover, while 

 they swarmed in the herbage on the edge of the lake 

 and marshes. 



The Chiffchaff winters in Lower Egypt. I once heard 

 the song in winter, in December 1906, while by the middle 

 of March all the males are in full song. 



The Willow-Wren (P. trochilus) was not met with at Gheit- 

 eUNassara, and, so far as I can at present ascertain, does 

 not winter in Egypt. 



CiSTICOLA CURSITANS. 



Cisticola schcenicola Shelley, p. 97 ; Loat, Ibis, 1906, 

 p. 116. 



The Fan-tailed Warbler was extremely common in the 

 *' Birseem " fields in the vicinity of the lake. This species 

 appears to be resident in Egypt. 



Drym(eca gracilis. 



Drymmca gracilis Shelley, p. 98; Loat, Ibis, 1906, p. 116. 



The Long-tailed Wren- Warbler was even more numerous 

 than the Fan-tailed Warbler ; it is likewise resident in 

 Egypt. 



MoTACILLA ALBA. 



Motacilla alba Shelley, p. 126; Loat, Ibis, 1906, p. 117. 



The White Wagtail was abundant everywhere. It is a 

 winter- visitor in Egypt, arriving in October and departing 

 in March. 



Motacilla melanope. 



Motacilla sulphurea Shelley, p. 126. 



Mr. Loat did not meet with this species. We saw a 

 single example feeding along the edge of a stream of water 

 close to the Rest-House at Gheit-el-Nassara. A few remain 

 in the Zoological Gardens at Giza throughout the winter 

 months. 



