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166. Moor-hen, Gallinula cMoropus. 
S. 275. 
A few Moor-hen arrive in the autumn, sometimes as early as Septem¬ 
ber, winter in the Gardens, and remain till April or the first half of 
May. A pair bred in the Gardens in April 1905. 
167. Coot, Fulica atra. 
S. 278. 
H. S. 519. 
Sometimes seen during the winter months. 
168. Grey Crane, Grus grus. 
Grus cinerea , S. 263. 
One immature bird settled in an enclosure with one pinioned Grey 
Crane in October 1911. It was eventually caught. 
169. ? Demoiselle Crane, Grus virgo. 
S. 264. 
Flocks of several hundred Cranes have at times flown high over the 
Gardens, probably of both the above species. 
170. Stone-Curlew, Oedicnemus senegalensis. 
Not mentioned by Shelley. 
Common and resident. A pair bred wild in the Gardens during the 
summer of 1907, and reared three young. 
This species bred regularly on the roof of Giza Palace (adjoining 
the Gardens) till that building was demolished. In our former 
report- this species was erroneously recorded as Oedicnemus scolopax. 
171. Pratincole, Glareola pratincola. 
Glareola pratincola, S. 227. 
172. Black winged Pratincole, Glareola pratincola melanoptera. 
Glareola Nordmanni, S. 229. 
Both of the above so-called races of pratincole occur in Egypt, but 
we believe that these are merely dimorphic forms of one species* 
Pratincoles have been seen at times over the fields outside the west 
Avail of the Gardens, and during the nights of 18th and 21st October 
1907 Pratincoles were heard flying over the Gardens. 
