FROM THE EAST. 525 



90. MACHETES PTJGNAX. Kuff. 



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-Karun, and at pools and 

 suitable places along the Nile in Upper Egypt 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. TOTANUS OCHROPUS. Green Sandpiper. 



Several times observed on the shores of Lake Birket-el- 

 Karun. 



95. LIMOSA RUFA. Bar-tailed Godwit. 



Seen on various occasions at Lake Birket-el-Karun, on the 

 Nile, in Upper Egypt, and on the islands of Lake Menzaleh. 



96. LIMOSA ^GOCEPHALA. Black-tailed Godwit. 



A few were observed On the pools and sandy banks of one 

 of the islands of Lake Menzaleh. 



97. EECURVIROSTRA 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. 



