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Shellal, the black and white of their wings so conspicuous in 

 flight, and so hidden at rest. Here two pairs of the Red-faced 

 Chanting Hawk (Melierax gabar) flew along the banks. 



I was unable to explore the islands of the First Cataract, and 

 only observed the White- winged Wagtail (Motacilla vidua), con- 

 fined to that district, the Black Wheatear (Saxicola leucura), and 

 the Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia melanocephala) , which was fre- 

 quently to be seen on Elephantine Island. The delicately 

 coloured Black-headed Plover (Pluvianus cegyptius) was rare — one 

 pair at Wasta, another near Sohag. 



Gulls and Terns were few and far between on the Nile, and I 

 could not make out the species of the few I saw. Some Shrikes 

 and Warblers, too, remain unidentified, as well as some Waders, 

 though I feel pretty sure I saw Kentish Plovers, Little Stints, a 

 Ruff, and a Curlew. 



The Redbreast (Erithacus rubecula), Blackbird (Turdus merula), 

 and Stonechat (Pratincola rubecula) were represented by single 

 specimens of each, and Thrushes (Tardus musicus) by three or 

 four, chiefly in the beautiful Barrage Gardens. The Rock-Dove 

 (Columba livia) is abundant, but semi-domesticated. The Egyptian 

 Turtle-Dove {Tartar senegallensis) I saw several times in palm- 

 groves. Perhaps the pleasantest sight was half a dozen Cream- 

 coloured Coursers (Carsorius gallicus), running among the sparse 

 vegetation at the edge of the desert near the Gizeh Pyramids. 



This makes seventy-four species identified to my satisfaction. 



