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The note and song appeared to me to be rather different to those 
of M. rayi. I also met with this form at Inchas, near the 
Sakkara Pyramids, and round Alexandria. In the Bull. B. 0. C. 
vol. xxi. p. 29, I resuscitated this subspecies, which, since 
A. EK. Brehm described it, had apparently been lost sight of, 
and pointed out the well-marked distinguishing points. At that 
time even adults appeared to be rare in collections, and it 
seems probable that the nestling plumage was practically un- 
known; so perhaps a few words on this stage of plumage may 
not be out of place. Such a bird, shot on May 9th, 1909, at 
Abu Roash, differs from a M. flava flava in similar plumage 
(Gooiland, Holland) in having a very slightly marked dull- 
coloured superciliary, and the black line surmounting this duller 
and much narrower, the longitudinal lines on the throat and 
the pectoral collar much less marked; this, however, and the 
browner edgings to the feathers of the upper part may be an 
individual variation. 
22. Anthus trivialis (Linn.).—Three seen and one shot on 
some marshy ground round the edge of Lake Mariotis on May 
18th. No song or note heard; the ovary was not enlarged. 
These birds’ actions were like those of a Meadow-Pipit’s—quite 
different to the soaring flights seen in the nesting-time. 
23. Oriolus galbula, Linn.—A good many seen in the Giza 
Gardens on migration, April 28th to May 2nd. They seemed 
very partial to mulberry-trees, on the fruit of which they were 
feeding. Old adult males seemed to be in the minority. Unlike 
many other migrants, this species was occasionally heard singing. 
24. Lanwus excubitor elegans, Swains.—A bird, which has 
been referred to this species by Dr. Hartert, was obtained in 
the Wadi Hof on May Sth. It was an incubating female, and 
from the state of the organs had recently laid. The breeding 
quarters of this species, which were said to be in Algiers, Tunis, 
and Tripoli (Hartert, Vog. Pal. Fauna, p. 428), must now be 
extended to the Egyptian Delta. 
25. L. pomeranus pomeranus, Sparr.—A female obtained on 
the edge of the cultivation near the Great Pyramids on April 
30th was the only one seen. The two central tail-feathers of 
this bird show only a trace of white at the base, whereas 
L. pomeranus niloticus has fully 8 cm. of white. The ovary was 
