208 On the Birds of the Western Coast of the Red Sea. 



This species was not uncommon at Haddai^ and I obtained 

 two males in the Erba Mountains on the 7th of February. 



Examples from Egypt, Dendor, in Nubia, and from the 

 neighbourhood of Suakin have recently been added to the 

 National Collection. 



23. ffiuiCNEMUS scoLOPAX (S. G. Gm.), 



(Edicnemus mdicnenms, Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxiv. 

 p. 4 (1896). 



The Common Stone-Curlew was met with at Sawakin 

 Khadim. Out of several seen, three were shot ou the 18th 

 of February, 1896. 



2-i. CuRSORius GALLicus (J. F. Gm.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. xxiv. p. 34 (1896). 



I met with the Cream-coloured Courser, in small numbers, 

 at Berenice on the 7th of January. 



25. Strepsilas interpres (Linn.). 



Arenaria interpres, Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxiv. p. 92 

 (1896). 



Two Turnstones were shot at Berenice ; they were common 

 all down the coast, and very tame at Halaib and Mahomed 

 Golj running about the quay iu small flocks close to the 

 Arab huts. 



26. H^MATOPUS osTRALEGUs, Liuu. ; Sliarpc, Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. xxiv. p. 107 (1896). 



A Common Oyster-catcher shot at Halaib on the 23rd of 

 Januaiy, 1896. 



27. ToTANUs cALiDRis (Liuu.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xxiv. p. 414 (1896). 



A Redshank was obtained. 



28. Calidris ARENARIA (Liuu.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. xxiv. p. 526 (1896). 



Small flocks of Sanderlings were seen at Siyal Island, Red 

 Sea, and two were shot on the 12th of January, 1896. 



