52 THE ZO0LOGIST. 
52. M. viridis cleopatra, Nicoll.—One seen in the date-palms 
near Abu Roash on April 30th; it was very wild. Mr. Nicoll 
has lately (Bull. B.O.C. vol. xxvii. p. 11) separated the Egyptian 
Green Bee-eater from the Sudanese form. 
53. Upupa epops epops, Linn.—Many seen on April 30th on 
the edge of the cultivation near the Great Pyramids; one 
obtained had long yellow larve in its gizzard. On visiting the 
same place on May 9th I only saw one. I did not meet with the 
larger-billed form—Upupa epops major of Brehm—so far as I 
could determine. 
54. Cuculus canorus, Linn.—I only saw one Cuckoo, on May 
2nd, in a “bag” of a European “‘ sportsman ”; he had shot it, 
together with Turtle-Doves, Common Bee-eaters, and Hoopoes, 
between Inchas and Cairo. He discoursed to me on the gastro- 
nomic properties of his spoils ! 
55. Strix flammea kirchhofi (Brehm).—Frequently seen in 
the Giza Gardens during my visit. 
56. Athene noctua glaux (Savigny).—Frequently seen in the 
Giza Gardens, and also met with near the Sakkara Pyramids. 
57. Neophron percnopterus (Linn.). — Both young and adults 
seen in the distance over the cultivation near the Great Pyramids 
on May 9th. 
58. Circus, ?sp.— 1 saw a pale-coloured Harrier in the 
distance at Inchas on May 2nd, which may have been a Pallid 
Harrier (Circus swainsoni); it certainly was not a Montagu’s 
Harrier. 
59. C. eruginosus, Linn.—Two or three adult birds seen on 
May 15th to 18th hawking over the swampy reed-beds on Lake 
Mariotis, where they were probably breeding. I was surprised 
not to find this bird more common there. 
60. Buteo sp.?—A pair of Buzzards which were seen in the 
distance in the Wadi Hof, near Helouan, on May Sth, appa- 
rently had an eyrie in the neighbourhood. I fancy they were 
B. v. desertorum, but could not be sure. 
61. Aquila imperialis, Bechst.—One seen over the desert near 
Helouan on May 7th. 
62. Milvus migrans egyptius (Gm.).—Numerous everywhere 
round Cairo, nesting commonly in the Giza Gardens, and even 
in the trees in some of the principal streets of Cairo. In a part 
