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 Temple at Ombos. (This seems to disprove the reason 

 given by Plutarch. Vide supra, at the end of p. 107.) 

 Type of the Sun. Hawk of Philae, same Species. Falco 

 Aroeris ._._._ 207 



Hieraconpolis and Hieracon. Hawk honoured throughout 

 Egypt. Hatred of the Coptites for it improbable - 208 



Carefully fed. Baieth Hawk with a Human Head. Se- 

 veral Species of Hawks. Falco Tenunculoides - 209 



Hawk Mummies. Kite, not sacred. Owl, not sacred - 210 



Its Meaning in Hieroglyphics. Not an Emblem of Neith. 

 Sparrow - - - - - -211 



Raven. Crow. Stories of the Crow or Raven - - 212 



Swallow. In Boat of Atmoo - - - - 213 



The Wagtail or Motacilla, mistaken for the Swallow. 

 Upupa, not sacred. Mistake respecting the Sceptre 

 held by the Gods. Cocks - - - - 214 



The Lion and the Cock. Pigeons. Carriers. Coronation 

 Ceremony ---._. 215 



Pigeon, favourite Food. Pigeons and Doves not sacred ; 

 these and the Quail not embalmed. Ostrich. Ostrich 

 Feathersj Emblem of Truth and Justice - - 216 



Worn by the Priests and Soldiery. Eggs. The Ibis. 

 Sacred to Thoth. Revered throughout Egypt. Its Name 

 Hip - - - - - - - 217 



Destroyed Serpents. Winged Serpents of Herodotus - 218 



Two Kinds of Ibis. Those winged Serpents not repre- 

 sented on the Monuments - _ - . 219 



Probable Origin of the Story. The common Ibis. Its 

 Size ------_ 220 



Use of the Ibis. The Stork in Thessaly. The Bill of the 

 Ibis sufficiently strong for killing Serpents. Bronze 

 Ibises .-..._ 221 



Beetles in the Body of an Ibis. Ibis and the Heart - 222 



Length of its Intestines. Hermopolis. Ibeura. Ibis 

 Mummies -.-... 223 



Ibis now rare in Egypt. Formerly domesticated. Heron 

 and Crane .--_... 224 



The Benno. Charadrius - - ' - - 225 



