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202. Saharan Nightjar. C aprimulgus cegyptius sahar cB^ilangei. 



Ca'primulgus cegyptms. Shelley, p. 175. 



Resident throughout the year in Egypt, where it breeds. 



Paler and much more sandy coloured than the afore- 

 mentioned. Intermediate examples between this and the 

 typical form are met with. 



203. Wryneck. lynx torqtdlla torquilla Linnasus. 



Yunx torquilla. Shelley, p. 161. 



Numbers pass through in spring and autumn, and some- 

 times individuals remain throughout the winter. 



Length about 7 inches. Above grey and brown speckled 

 and banded with black ; chin and throat dull yellow barred 

 with black ; belly whitish, speckled with black ; tail grey barred 

 and vermiculated with black. 



204. Kingfisher. Alcedo ispida isfida Linnaeus. 



Alcedo ispida. Shelley, p. 165. 



Recorded by Shelley, but possibly confused to a large extent 

 with the next mentioned, w^hich he calls Alcedo hengalensis. 

 I have never met with the typical form in Egypt. 



Length 6^ inches. Head crested ; crown blackish, barred 

 with cobalt blue ; centre of back and rump bright cobalt blue ; 

 a white patch on sides of neck ; wings and tail blackish ; under 

 parts chestnut ; chin and throat bufhsh white. Bill of male 

 wholly black. The female has the base of the lower mandible 

 dull red. 



205. Pale Kingfisher. Alcedo ispida pallida Brehm. 



Alcedo hengalensis. Shelley, p. 166. 



Very abundant from August to April. Often confused 

 with the former race, which it much, resembes superficially. 



Captain E. H. Buxton informs me that several pairs 

 bred on the coast at the north-western boundaries of Egypt in 

 the summer of 1916. 



Similar to English kingfisher, but smaller, though the 

 bill is longer ; under parts sometimes whitish rufous. 



206. Pied Kingfisher. Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus). 



Ceryle rudis. Shelley, p. 167. 



Common in suitable localities, w^here it is resident. 



Length about 10 inches. Slate colour and white above ; 

 head crested ; bluish collar round fore neck ; under parts white. 

 Adult males have a second and smaller collar on fore neck. 



