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was never lucky enough to find a new nest: indeed, broods 
of young flyers were to be seen by the end of March. I 
saw the first that could fly on the 15th, 
QI. OLIVACEOUS WARBLER, Hyfolais pallida (Ehr.); 
Sylvia eleica, auct. 
Found apparently over the whole country in summer. I' 
shot.one as we were coming down, at Minieh, about the Ist 
of March, and at the Faioum it was tolerably common. But 
-it was most abundant at Assouan where there was hardly. 
a camelthorn which was not swarming with these birds. 
Strange to say, Messrs. Adams, Taylor, and Smith appear 
not to have met with it. 
92. WILLOW WARBLER, Phylloscopus trochilus (Linn.). 
T am not sure whether this bird or the Chiff-Chaff is the 
commoner in the Delta, as I confess I did not accurately 
distinguish between them. There, I never could find any 
other sort of Warblers. As spring advanced it became 
rapidly scarcer, but two were shot and others seen, as late 
as the 27th of March at Philce. 
93. CHIFF-CHAFF, Phylloscopus collybita (Vieill.) ; 
Sylvia rufa, auct. 
In the Delta in winter the Chiff-Chaff frequents every 
bush, and is seldom seen singly. The smaller Warblers are 
all classed under the name of Adu Fisat. As I have al- 
ready stated, I owe most of the Arab names to the courtesy 
of M. Filliponi. It must be borne in mind that they were 
collected at Damietta, for I noticed that some of the com- 
mon ones were pronounced differently in Upper Egypt. 
