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EGYPTIAN BIRDS 



HU. Yellow-breasted Sun-Bird {Sectarinia metallica). Occurs 



only Dear Assoan. 

 lo'.v Wall Creeper (Tkkodroma murari). Very rare. 

 |56*. Great Grey Shrike {Lanius excubitor). Very rare. 

 KiT. Pallid Shrike {Lamus lahtora). Not uncommon. 

 l6*8. Lesser Grey Shrike {Lanius minor). Rare. 



169. Masked Shrike {Lanius nubicus). Common in February 



and March and in autumn. 



1 70. Woodchat Shrike {Lanius auriculatus). Fairly common in 



March. 



171. Red-backed Shrike {Lanius collurio). Not common. 



172. Spotted Flycatcher {Museicapa grisola). Rare. 

 17.S. Pied Flycatcher {Museicapa atricapilld). Rare. 



174. White-collared Flycatcher {Museicapa collaris). Rare. 



175. Red-breasted Flycatcher {Museicapa parva). 



176. Common Bunting {Emberiza milaria). Common in Lower 



Egypt 



177. Ortolan Bunting {Emberiza horiulana). Rare. 



178. Cretzschmar's Bunting {Emberiza caesia). Common in 



Delta. 



179. Smaller Reed Bunting {Emberiza intermedia). Rare. 



180. Common Sparrow {Passer domesticus). Common every where. 



181. Italian Sparrow {Passer Italiae). Rare. 



182. Spanish Sparrow {Passer salicicola). Common. 



183. Tree Sparrow {Passer montanus). Rare. 



184. The Hawfinch {Coccothraustes vulgaris). Rare. 



185. Chaffinch {FrtngMa coelebs). Rare, Lower Egypt. 



1 86. Goldfinch {Cardnelis elegans). Common in Delta. 



187. Black-billed Finch {Estrelda melanorhynoba). Very rare. 



188. Lesser Redpole {Aegiothus rufescens). Very rare. 



189. Siskin {Carduelis spinus). Very rare. 



190. Serin (Serinus horhdanus). Rare. 



191. Linnet {Linota cannabina). Common in Lower Egypt. 



192. Desert Bullfinch {Erythrospiza githaginea). Common on 



deserts of Upper Egypt. 



193. Golden Oriole {Oriolus galbula). Common only in April. 



