FROM THE EAST. 525 
90. MACHETES PUGNAX. Ruff. 
A few were seen on the islands of Lake Menzaleh, which 
was very rich in Sandpipers, but nowhere else. 
91. XENUS CINEREUS. Terek Sandpiper. 
Very common at Lake Birket-el-Kartin, and at pools and 
suitable places along the Nile in Upper Hgypt up to the 
middle of March; later it was nowhere to be seen. 
92. ToTANuS STAGNATILIS. Marsh-Sandpiper. 
Observed singly at Lake Menzaleh, and by watercourses 
in the valley of the Jordan in Palestine. 
93, ToTANUS GLAREOLA. Wood-Sandpiper. 
Met with in large numbers on the marshy ground at 
Ismailia. It was probably on migration. 
94, Toranus ocHRopus. Green Sandpiper. 
Several times observed on the shores of Lake Birket-el- 
Kardan. 
95. Limosa RuFA.  Bar-tailed Godwit. 
Seen on various occasions at Lake Birket-el-Kartin, on the 
Nile, in Upper Egypt, and on the islands of Lake Menzaleh. 
96. LIMOSA AGOCEPHALA. Black-tailed Godwit. 
A few were observed on the pools and sandy banks of one 
of the islands of Lake Menzaleh. 
97. RECURVIROSTRA AVOCETTA. Avocet. 
A flock of ten was observed at Lake Menzaleh. They 
were flying restlessly from one side of the island to the other. 
This was the only place where this bird was seen. 
