Bird Notes from the Nile. 59 



arrive at a certain place, and perhaps 

 even the week when the lovely little 

 Sun-bird will reach its northern limit. 

 They generally can swim like fish, and 

 will retrieve many a bird for you in the 

 water. On land the army of ''beaters" 

 who volunteer to accompany you out 

 quail-shooting is of rather questionable 

 assistance, and the numbers of little 

 urchins who unexpectedly pop up in front 

 of the gun, and demand backsheeshy 

 and vociferously declare they have been 

 ** hit," are rather trying to the hot and 

 tired sportsman. 



Scissor-bill. 



