Ducks, while the lines of white became Pelicans and 

 Flamingos. Here a phalanx of Pelicans swam slowly 

 along; next a maze of long, curving necks shot up as 

 one, and twisted and turned in every direction. At 

 times the two species seemed to be quite intermixed. 

 In all directions from these larger birds, the water 

 for a half mile or more was densely covered with a 

 mass of Ducks, Shovelers, Pintails and Teal predomi- 

 nating. In this vast expanse of reeds and shallow 

 water the birds were safe and will probably long re- 

 main to delight the eye of the bird lover. 



Steaming slowly south through the Suez Canal, 

 bird life was still abundant. Chiefly, however, in the 

 form of Gulls, the Little Black-backed fellows who 

 seemed to spend their lives following close behind the 

 steamer. For miles the ship passed a flat plain of 

 sand without dunes. Noticing a tiny black object in 

 the distance I focussed on it and saw an Egyptian 

 Peregrine Falcon perched on a low stake protruding 

 not more than a foot from the sand. Shortly after- 

 ward two others were seen, one on a six-inch stake, 

 and the third on a bit of turf only three or four inches 

 above the ground. These were the only elevations in 

 all this plain and were used as trees would be else- 

 where, as lookout places. Still another Falcon was 

 plucking a Teal preparatory to eating it. The sand 

 all about was fairly white with feathers. Such was 

 my last view of the bird life of Egypt. 



We regret having failed to acknowledge our appre- 

 ciation for the use of the Audubon Society's colored 

 plates in the June number. We wish at this time to 

 thank them both for the use of these and for the' ones 

 published in this number. 



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