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flock of Larusfuscus pass oiir boat : if it was the same flock 

 on each occasion, they would appear to migrate very slowly ; 

 for we were only doing about ten miles a day at the time. At 

 the Mrst Cataract we met with Glareola pratincola on the 

 14th of April, likewise descending the Nile in great numbers. 

 This ends my journal on the Nile ; and I next give a rough 

 sketch of my excursion into the Fayoom. 



