40 Bird Notes from the Nile. 



Greater White-throat near the same 

 place. The Lesser White-throat is seen 

 everywhere. 



All these rocky islands between Ele- 

 phantine and the Cataract are much 

 frequented by birds, and doubtless there 

 are many rarities to be found there, and 

 among the reeds and bushes on the banks, 

 especially on the western side, where 

 there are fewer habitations and also less 

 cultivation than on the eastern bank. 



The Blue-throat is another warbler. 

 They are more generally to be found in 

 Lower Egypt, but make their way south 

 very often. In form they resemble Red- 

 starts, and have lovely blue throats edged 

 with black and reddish chestnut, and in 

 the middle of the blue a white or a red 

 spot. They flit about in the long grass 

 and among the peas near the villages on 

 the eastern bank just north of Aswan, 

 and are particularly numerous in one 

 garden which was shaded with apricot, 

 lemon, and fig trees. They have a comical 

 way of running very fast, stopping short, 

 and cocking up their tails. The Blue- 

 throat's nest is made of grass and little 



