BIRD NOTES FROM 

 THE NILE, 



CHAPTER I. 



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"... go abroad rejoicing in the joy 

 Of beautiful and well-created things, 

 To thrill with the rich melody of birds 

 Living their life of sunshine." 



—N. P. Willis. 



EGYPT, and especially Upper Egypt, 

 as everyone knows, rejoices in a 

 perfect climate, warm and dry, 

 with perpetual sunshine. Its monuments 

 of the Ancient World are of unrivalled 

 interest. The stupendous Pyramids, and 

 wonderful temples and tombs, stand alone 

 among the marvels of the world. The 

 scenery, too, is unique in its way, and 

 B.N. B 



