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15th to 18th I caught glimpses on several occasions of Moorhens 
skulking amongst the reeds; I saw no young, nor did I find a 
nest. Mr. Raymond Clarke tells me they are very numerous 
there in winter. 
80. Cidicnemus senegalensis, Sw. — Mr. Nicoll thinks that 
most, if not all, the Stone Curlews seen round the Giza Gardens 
belong to this species. I only met with it in or near the 
Gardens. Several ‘‘roost’’ by day on the top of the ruined 
palace close by, and “ flight”’ into the Gardens at night. I saw 
some young ones which had been caught near by early in May. 
81. Glareola pratincola (Linn.).—I met with this species on 
the bare fields round some pools in the cultivation at Inchas on 
May 2nd. They were mostly in pairs, and from the state of the 
organs they were doubtless going to nest there. Their flight 
reminded me of the buoyant flight of a Tern. 
82. Afgialitis cantiana (Latham).—Several large colonies 
were found on an island and on the northern shores of Lake 
Mariotis on May 15th to 18th. They were breeding on the sand 
and dry mud, and a nest with three eges found was a mere 
depression in the sand. I can find no constant difference 
between specimens from Egypt and those from England. 
83. AL. hiaticola (Linn.).—A pair were seen round a pool 
near the Sakkara Pyramids on May 12th, and another pair on 
the northern shoré of Lake Mariotis on May 18th. They gave 
no indication of nesting, and to which form of Ringed Plover 
they belonged it is impossible to say. Gurney (‘ Rambles of a 
Naturalist,’ p. 196) and Nicoll (‘ Ibis,’ 1909, p. 644) only met 
with 4. intermedius (Ménétr). 
84. Hoplopterus spinosus (Linn.).—Some were seen from the 
train fifty miles north of Cairo on April 28th, and a few were 
met with at Inchas on May 2nd. Judging from the ovary of a 
female obtained there they were doubtless nesting. The flight 
was very like a Lapwing’s, but the note quite different. 
85. Himantopus candidus, Bonnaterre.-—One seen on some 
pools below the Sakkara Pyramids on May 12th. 
86. Gallinago celestis (Frenzel).—One seen on Lake Mariotis 
on May 13th showed no sign of nesting. 
87. Tringa alpina, Linn.—One seen on Lake Mariotis on 
May 16th; it was in full breeding plumage. 
Gool. 4th ser. vol. XVI., February, 1912. F 
