.1 [ EGYPTIAN BIRDS 



\rabian Bastard ( I'.upodotis aruhs). Rare. 

 223. Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola). Common in April 

 ami October. 

 Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanm). Rare. 

 Cream-coloured Courser (Cursurius gallicus). Common on 

 deserts. 

 <_"Jt). Thick-knee (Oedicnemus crepitans). Very common. 

 -j'j7 . Lapwing (Vanelhu crista! us). Very common. 

 228. Spur-winged Plover (Hoploptertu spvnostu). Common. 

 ■:-^'J. Social Plover (Chcttusia gregaria). Rare. 



White-tailed Plover (Chcttusia villotaei). Not common. 

 231. Black-headed Plover (Pluvianus aegi/ptius). Not common, 



Upper Egypt 

 282. Golden Plover (Charadrius pluvialis). Not common. 



233. Grey Plover (Squatarola helvetica). Rare. 



234. Dotterel (Eudromias morinellus). Very rare. 



235. Asiatic Dotterel (Eudromias asiaticus). Very rare. 



236. Large Sand-Plover (Aegialitis geoffroyi). Met with only 



on sea-coast. 



237. Mongolian Sand- Plover (Aegialitis mongolicus). Very rare. 



238. African Sand-Plover (Aegialitis pecuarius). Not common. 



239. Kentish Plover (Aegialitis cantianus). Very common every- 



where. 



240. Greater Ringed Plover (Acgialilis hiaiicula). Rare. 



24-1. Middle Ringed Plover (Aegialitis intermedins). Common in 

 Delta. 



242. Little Ringed Plover (Aegialitis minor). Very common 



everywhere. 



243. Oyster-Catcher (Hacmatopus ostralegus). Common on sea- 



coast. 



244. Curlew (Numeniits arquata). Common in Delta. 



245. Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus). Met with sparingly in 



Nile Valley. 



246. Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris). Rare. 



247. Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa aegocep/iala). Not uncommon. 



248. Ruff* (Machetes pugnax). Common throughout Egypt. 



