LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, 



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BEE-EATER .... Frontispiece 



GIRL CARRYING PIGEONS (wOODEN STATUETTE) 



facing 5 



THE GODDESS NEKHEBT 10 



ROSEATE PELICAN .... facing I4 



EGYPTIAN GOOSE .... „ 18 



FLIGHT OF DUCKS (CEILING PAINTING) ,, 20 



HERON (from ancient PAINTING) . . .21 



pigeon's nesting-house . . . .25 

 FLIGHT OF pigeons (ceiling t Aii<iTm g) factng 26 



group OF short-eared OWLS. . „ 30 



hoopoe »» 36 



fan-tailed warbler ... ,,40 



RUFF 48 



cream-coloured courser . . facing 52 



NILE kingfisher AND WHITE-WINGED WAGTAIL 



facing 54 



