54 Ornithological Reminiscences of Egypt. 
and the rest we ate, and found rather nasty. Bill reddish brown. 
Legs and feet greenish grey. I believe that no species of 
Rhynchcea has yet been included in the list of European birds. 
NATATORES. 
76. Anser albierons. White-fronted Goose. 
Abundant; generally in flocks. 
77. Anser .egyptiacus. Egyptian Goose. 
Numerous; frequently seen in pairs. 
78. Tadorna rutila. Ruddy Sheldrake. 
We shot this species between Cairo and Sakara. I did not 
notice it on any other occasion. 
79. Anas clypeata. Shoveller Duck. 
Occasionally shot. 
80. Anas boschas. Common Wild-Duck. 
Abundant. 
81. Anas acuta. Pintail Duck. 
By no means rare. 
82. Anas crecca. Teal. 
Tolerably numerous. 
83. Pelecanus onocrotalus. Common Pelican. 
This magnificent bird is tolerably numerous, and generally 
distributed. It is usually to be seen standing on sand-banks 
in the bed of the river, and is a characteristic feature of Nile 
scenery. 
84. Carbq cormoranus. Common Cormorant. 
Abundant, roosting in the cliffs overhanging the river. 
85. Sterna anglica. Gull-billed Tern. 
We procured a specimen of this bird on some marshy ground 
between Cairo and Sakara, where there were several flying about. 
86. Xema-? 
We shot a small Gull belonging to the division of the genus 
which has the head dark-coloured in summer; as the specimen 
