64 CONCLUSION. 



of its general appearance than an ordinary and more length- 

 ened description of the scenery alone would afford; while, for 

 my special purpose, it may be said that the difference of soil 

 will often account for the difference of the avifauna : thus, in 

 a sandy, rocky district we should not look for Snipe, nor in 

 the marshy locahties should we seek for the Sand-Grouse and 

 the numerous desert forms which abound in Egypt. 



