-20- 



94. Nuthatch. Sitta sf. 



Not mentioned by Shelley. 

 A nuthatch was once seen at Giza by Captain S. S. Flower 

 on February 10, 1903. 



95. Hedge Sparrow. Accentor modularis (Linnaeus). 



Accentor modularis. Shelley, p. 87. 



A rare visitor in winter. So far only known from the 

 neighbourhoods of Alexandria and Cairo. 



Length about 6 inches. Upper parts brown streaked with 

 black ; under parts slate grey on throat, white on belly , streaked 

 with brown on flanks. Sexes practically alike. 



96. White WagtaiL Motacilla alba alba Linnaeus. Plate 21, 



Plate 25, fig. 6. 

 Motacilla alba. Shelley, p. 126. 



Extraordinarily abundant during the winter months. Arrives 

 in early October and departs in March and April. 



Length about 6 inches. Forehead white ; crown black ; 

 upper parts grey ; chin and throat black ; rest of under parts 

 white. Females have less black on head. Young birds and 

 adults in winter have a black collar on foreneck and a white chin 

 and throat, while some young birds as late as February show 

 little or no black on the crown of the head. 



97. Pied Wagtail. Motacilla alba lugubris Temminck. 



Not mentioned by Shelley. 



One seen near Giza by present writer on February 2, 1912. 



Similar to the above but the male is black above instead of 

 grey. After the first moult of the young bird the rump is always 

 black, whereas in the white wagtail it is at all times grey. Fe- 

 males have grey backs but not of so clear a tint as the back of 

 the white wagtail. 



98. White-winged Wagtail. Motacilla vidua Sundeval. 



Plate 21. 



Motacilla vidua. Shelley, p. 126. 



Frequents the cataracts at Aswan. 



Length about 8 inches. Somewhat similar to the pied 

 wagtail, but larger and more distinctly marked with black and 

 white. Females are rather duller than males. 



