CHAPTER III. 
THERE were three rifles on board, but they were not 
suited for crocodiles, nor were they of much use for birds. 
The fact is, it is extremely difficult to hit even a very large 
bird at 150 yards from a Diabeyha, and a couple of Storks 
was all our rifles killed. The banks are too populous— 
particularly in the Delta—to use a long-range weapon with 
safety. 
The following is a list of some of the birds we shot which 
have more interest to the sportsman than to the naturalist. 
We arrived too late for good Duck shooting; indeed, any- 
one wishing to visit Egypt for the winter sport ought to go 
in November. 
. Snipe 136 Garganey Ducks 7 
Jack Snipe 46 Teal 4s 6 
Painted Snipe 29 Marbled __,, 6 
Egyptian Geese 10 Sandgrouse 35 
White-fronted Geese 2 Senegal Sandgrouse 12 
Pintail Ducks 18 Pelicans 3 
Pochard Ducks 4 Crane I 
Nyroca 33 3 Storks - 7. 
Tufted * 2 Spoonbills 16 
Wild 5 I Eagles 7 
Widgeon- I Avocets - 12 
Ruddy Shelduck I ‘Quails 307 
Shoveller Ducks 8 
Small birds can be conveniently preserved with carbolic 
acid by those who have not leisure to skin them. We car- 
bolized 200, and lost ten per cent. chiefly from keeping 
