Bird Notes from the Nile. 55 



though not seriously. It flew across the 

 river and alighted on the rocks close to 

 our camp, where it remained all day, not 

 the least disconcerted by our busy gang 

 of diggers, all hard at work. By sunset 

 it had evidently recovered, for it then 

 spread its broad wings, one of which was 

 minus several feathers, and soared away 

 to the northward, and we saw it no 

 more. 



The common Kingfisher is often found 

 in Lower Egypt, but seldom above Luxor, 

 though an occasional one may stray south. 

 The little Indian Kingfisher appears at 

 times in Upper Egypt and Nubia, but, Hke 

 the other, is probably only a straggler. 



The White-winged (or Rock) Wagtails 

 do not come much further north than 

 Aswan ; they are found, however, in 

 Nubia, and all the way to Khartoum. 

 While we were there a Wagtail used to 

 come in and out of our room, perfectly 

 fearlessly, and seemed very much at 

 home ; it perched on the sill of the 

 French window and allowed us to take 

 its photograph. These wagtails nest in 

 holes in the rocks on the river banks. 



