98 EGYPTIAN BIRDS 
altogether, with their “gutta, gutta” cry and fly 
miles away. In running they go like clockwork 
mice; you hardly see their legs or feet, and they 
rise and fall over the varying contours of the 
ground just like a little running wave. 
From Alexandria to Assoan and beyond right 
to the Soudan, Sand-grouse are to be met with, 
and though every one may not see this typical desert 
bird, it is there if only they know where to look 
for it. 
