56 Bird Notes from the Nile. 



and on the rocky islets near Aswan and 

 further south. 



As well as the "white- winged wagtails" 

 we saw constantly at Aswan, on the 

 island of Philae and the other islands 

 above the First Cataract, which appear to 

 be their headquarters, there are " White 

 Wagtails," that are really more or less 

 grey and black, but have a pure white 

 breast. There is also a rare Grey Wagtail, 

 rather a larger bird than the others, with 

 legs almost as pale in colour as those 

 of the Tawny Pipit. We saw one in 

 our camp near Rediseyeh, also two grey- 

 headed Yellow Wagtails, which are almost 

 alike, but one has a white eyebrow, and 

 the other has not. The latter is common 

 everywhere, but I think most of those we 

 saw at the Second Cataract and further 

 south into the Sudan were the white- 

 eyebrowed variety. A yellow Wagtail 

 came on board the dahabiyeh of some 

 friends near Kom Ombo. One of the party 

 was ill and unable to leave her cabin. The 

 bird flew in at the window and ran about 

 catching flies, and it must have stayed on 

 board the vessel, as it continued to come 



