42 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
Alexandria, for the kind help they gave me in every way, and 
for making my visit a most enjoyable one. 
For convenience sake, I have used the same nomenclature as 
Mr. Nicoll has used in his papers on Egyptian ornithology in 
the ‘ Ibis.’ 
1. Monticola saxatilis (Linn.).—One pair and a male seen 
in some palm-trees on the edge of the desert near the Great 
Pyramids on April 30th. A male shot had the testes slightly 
enlarged, and its gizzard contained beetles. These birds were, 
I believe, on migration. 
2. Saxicola enanthe (Linn.).—A few were seen on the edge of 
the desert near the Great Pyramids on April 30th, and a single 
bird on the shore of Lake Mariotis on May 15th. None appeared 
to be breeding, and they were evidently on migration. 
3. S. isabellina, Cretzschm. — Two or three seen and one 
obtained on April 30th near the Great Pyramids. From the 
state of the organs I should say they were not breeding. One 
seen at Inchas on May 2nd. | 
4. S. lugens, Licht.—A fair number of pairs seen in the Wadi 
Hof, near Helouan, on May 5th and 7th, where it is the com- 
monest Chat. Females obtained had evidently laid and were 
sitting. The plumages of the sexes appeared to be similar. 
The gizzards contained beetles. 
5. S. leucopyga (Brehm). — This was the next commonest of 
the Chats breeding in the Wadi Hof. A female obtained was of 
the white-crowned form, and had an enlarged ovary and oviduct, 
and a well-marked incubation patch. This species seemed to 
keep to the highest sides of the Wadi, where this is very rocky 
and steep, and it is a good deal wilder than the other species. 
One bird I evidently flushed off its nest amongst the rocks, but 
unfortunately I had no time to look for the nest. 
6. S. monacha, Temm. — Two females and a male were seen 
in the Wadi Hof on May 5th. The females were collecting 
food, but whether they were feeding young or otherwise could not 
be ascertained. 
7. Pratincola rubetra (Linn.).—Three or four scattered birds 
seen near the Great Pyramids on April 30th were evidently on 
migration, and this was the only time I met with this species. 
