38 Bird Notes from the Nile. 



amusing themselves in the south of Spain, 

 and have no doubt they do the same in 

 Egypt whenever they have a chance. It 

 is marvellous to watch the rapid way they 

 catch bees while flying. 



Among our other guests at breakfast at 

 Khartoum were a pair of Bulbuls. They 

 were so tame, they would sit close to the 

 table on the back of a vacant chair and 

 fearlessly pick up the crumbs we scattered 

 for them, singing their thanks in the 

 most delightful way in an exquisite song 

 all shakes and trills and bubbling notes. 

 They visit many parts of the country, 

 especially the Fayum. 



There are many song birds in Egypt, 

 among them nearly thirty different war- 

 blers. Most of these are only found in 

 the Delta, but still there are several which 

 frequent the Nile Valley far up into Nubia. 

 Near Aswan we saw the Black-headed 

 Warbler several times, generally among 

 some scrub, especially on the island now 

 called " The Telegraph Post," or, as the 

 Arabs call it, the ''Telega-boat ! " Close 

 to our camp at Dabod in February we 

 both saw and heard the Sedge Warbler, 



