LIST OF BIRDS 213 



249. Woodcock (Scolopax rusticold). Now more frequently 



recorded than formerly. 



250. Solitary Snipe (Gallinago major*). Rare. 



251. Common Snipe (Gallinago media). Common everywhere. 



252. Jack Snipe {Gallinago galli?iula). Common. 



253. Painted Snipe (Rhynchaea capensis). Fairly common 



throughout. 



254. Little Stint (Tringa minuta). Very abundant. 



255. Temminck's Stint (Tringa temminckii). Rather rare. 



256. Sanderling (Tringa arenaria). Not common. 



257. Dunlin (Tringa alpinus). Not common, and only on coast. 



258. Knot (Tringa canutus). Not common. 



259- Curlew Sandpiper (Tringa subarquata). Not common. 



260. Redshank (Totanus calidris). Common in Delta, rare 



elsewhere. 



261. Dusky Redshank (Totanus fuscus). Rare. 



262. Greenshank (Totanus canescens). Common. 



263. Marsh Sandpiper (Totanus stagnatalis). Not common. 



264. Green Sandpiper (Tota?ius ochropus). Very common every- 



where. 



265. Wood Sandpiper (Totanus glareola). Common in Lower 



Egypt- 



266. Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos). Common. 



267. Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus candidus). Not uncommon. 



268. Avocet (Rccurvirostra avocettd). Common only in Delta. 



269. Sacred Ibis (Ibis aethiopica). Very rare indeed. 



270. Glossy Ibis (Ibis falcinellus). Rare. 



271. African Wood Ibis (Tantalus ibis). Rare. 



272. Common Crane (Grus communis). Not uncommon in October 



and March. 



273. Demoiselle Crane (Grus virgo). Not common. 



274. Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia). Common in all parts. 



275. White Stork (Ciconia alba). Common during migration 



months, October and March. 



276. Black Stork (Ciconia nigra). Not common. 



277. Shoebill or Whale-headed Stork (Balaeniceps rex). 



