to the Ornithology of Egypt. 429 



CoRvus coRNix Linn. 



Corvus comix Shelley^ p. 159. 



Corvus cornix sharpei Hartert, Vog. d. p. F. vol. i. p. 10. 



Mr. Balboni tells me that in March 1911 he met with 

 a small flock of Hooded Crows in the Wadi Natron and 

 many occurred in the autumn of 1911. I cannot separate 

 Egyptian " Hoodies '^ from British specimens, much as I 

 should like to do so. In habits they are absolutely 

 different, but in size and coloration they seem to be the 

 same. 



Caprimulgus europ.eus. 



Caprimulgus europcsus Shelley, p. 174. 



On May 8th, 1910, Mr. Balboni shot and forwarded to me 

 an adult female Nightjar belonging to this species. The 

 body was coated with fat, thereby shewing that the bird 

 was about to continue its northward migration. 



Caprimulgus ^gyptius ^egyptius Licht. 



Caprimulgus (egyptiiis Shelley, p. 175. 



On March 18th, 1910, I shot two adult females of the 

 dark form of this Nightjar. These are the only two speci- 

 mens I have of this form from the Wadi Natron, and it 

 seems certain that C «. (Egyptius is only a visitor to Lower 

 Egypt on migration. 



Caprimulgus .egyptius sahar^e. 



On March 25th, 1910, 1 shot two males of this well-marked 

 pale form of Nightjar. 



I have since received three examples shot by Mr. Balboni 

 in the Wadi : a male May 8th, 1910, a female June 8th, 

 1910, andamale June 13th, 1910. These were undoubtedly 

 breeding birds, and are of a very sandy coloration. 



Iynx torquilla torquilla. 



lynx torquilla Shelley, p. 161. 



On March 24th, 1910, I shot a male Wryneck in the 

 Wadi. It was sitting out in the desert about half a mile 

 from the nearest lake, and appeared to have just arrived. 



