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adding H. pallida, Gerbe, to the Egyptian lists, although it 

 is probably the species which Von Heuglin considers to be 

 found in Egypt, but which I could only include upon his 

 authority, no positive instance of its capture in that country 

 being recorded. I may remark, however, that it is a War- 

 bler very likely to occur there. Phyllopneuste hippolais, the 

 Melodious Willow- Warbler, appears to have good claims as 

 an Egyptian species ; while P. Eversman7ii, though mentioned 

 by Mr. G. R. Gray in his ' Hand-hst of Birds ' (vol. i. 

 p. 215) as Egyptian, has not been observed by Von Heuglin 

 as occurring in any part of North-eastern Africa. 



Curruca orphea is undoubtedly Egyptian, and likewise 

 C. atricupilla and C. hortensis, although they are all of rare 

 occurrence. C. melanocepliala : the Egyptian race of Black- 

 headed Warblers I have kept under this name, as I cannot 

 find that they differ sufficiently from the European specimens 

 that I have examined to justify their separation; yet Von 

 Heuglin (Orn. N. 0. Afr. p. 303) has separated them from 

 the European species under the name of Sylvia mclano- 

 cephala minor. There appears to me to be a slight differ- 

 ence ; but I should wish to see a large series before consider- 

 ing them distinct, for I think perhaps the differences are 

 accidental. MelizopMlus sardus is included upon very posi- 

 tive authority, though Mr. Sharpe informs me that he still re- 

 quires proof as to its occui'rence out of the island of Sardinia. 

 I am not surprised to find MelizopMlus provincialis as a 

 migratory species in Egypt ; but I should have expected to 

 find Sylvia conspicillata included by Von Heuglin among the 

 birds of North-eastern Africa, as it is a Ukely bird to occur in 

 that region. 



Fam. NECTARiNiiDiE. — One beautiful species of this tropical 



