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call of a Keed-Bunting [Emberiza schtieniclus) than any- 

 thing else I know. Old females and young males have red 

 throats by December, while the adult males have this colour 

 extended over a great part of the breast as Avell. Young 

 females much resemble Meadow-Pipits, but the sjjotted 

 rump of the Red-throated Pipit is always a characteristic 

 feature. The dark streaks on the wider tail-coverts are not 

 always present. 



AnTHUS SPIPOLETTA COUTELLIl, 



Anthus spinolettus Shelley, p. 132. 



Anthus spipoletta Loat, Ibis, 1906, p. 118. 



Anthus spinoletta coutellii Hartert, Vogel der Pal. Fauna, 

 Heft iii. p. 281. 



Water-Pipits were frequently met with on the edge of 

 Lake Menzaleh, and one specimen was obtained. I have 

 followed Dr. Hartert in separating the Egyptian Water- 

 Pipit as a subspecies. All examples that I have so far 

 shot in Egypt certainly differ considerably in coloration 

 from those which I have obtained in England. 



Anthus richardi. 



Anthus richardi Loat, Ibis, 1906, p. 118. 



Mr. Loat appears to have been the first to record the 

 occurrence ol: Richard's Pipit in Egypt. 



I met with several examples near the Rest- House. They 

 were nearly always in pairs and were exceedingly shy, so 

 much so that I was not able to obtain more than one 

 specimen. The loud call-note " Riep " is audible from a 

 great distance, and is apparently only uttered when the bird 

 is on the wing. 



HlRUNDO SAVIGNII. 



Hirundo ricourii Shelley, p. 121 ; Loat, Ibis, 1906, p. 117. 



Several examples were seen every day flying over a large 

 sheet of water near the edge of the lake. This species is 

 resident in Egypt. 



Carduelis elegans. 



Carduelis elegans Shelley, p. 152. 



Mr. Loat does not seem to have met with Goldfinches 



