to the Ornithology of Egypt. 445 



IMoreover I have specimens with intermingled red and black 

 under wing-coverts. There is also a decided difference in the 

 colour of the under parts of individuals irrespective of sex ! 



Such being the case I unite the two so-called forms under 

 one heading^ and at present recognise but one species, i. e. 

 Glareola prut'incola Linn., as occurring in Egypt. 



I have two specimens from the Wadi Natron : a male shot 

 on April 19th, 1910, and another male shot on the following 

 day, both sent to me by Mr. Balboni. The latter has very 

 red under wing-coverts and well-defined white tips to the 

 secondaries, as well as being deeply coloured on the breast. 

 The fornser is pale below, has no white tips to the 

 secondaries, and has the under wing-coverts dull red and 

 black. 



CuRSORius GALLicus Gmel. 



Cursorius gallicus Shelley, p. 229; Loat, Ibis, 1905, 

 p. 458. 



Fairly common and resident in the Wadi. During my 

 visit I saw several pairs, which were so wild that they were 

 quite unapproachable. 



On July 20th, 1910, Mr. Balboni shot an adult male 

 together with a young female. The latter is pale sandy buff 

 above with small black spots on the feathers of the mantle 

 and wing-coverts. The scapulars are marked with irregular 

 V-shaped markings. 



Charadrius pluvialis Linn. 

 Charadrius pluvialis Shelley, p. 235. 



On November 26th, 1911, I saw several Golden Plovers at 

 Gaar, in the Wadi Natron, and one example was obtained. 



iEoiALiTis PECUARIA (Tcmm.). 



^gialitis pecuarius Shelley, p. 239. 



Although Kittlitz's Plover is a common resident in the 

 Delta and Fayoum, I only have one record from the Wadi 

 Natron, i. e., a pair — one of which I obtained on March 20th, 

 1910. I specially looked out for this Plover during my visit, 

 and the only two seen were met with late one evening on the 



