INTRODUCTION. 
In the present edition it has been found necessary to make some altera¬ 
tions in the nomenclature used in the first edition. 
As regards the Passeres I have followed Hartert (“ Die Vogel de palaark- 
tischen Fauna ”) and taken the tenth edition of Linnaeus as the base. 
Since the first issue of this report we have found that so many of the birds, 
such as Song-Thrush and Blackbird, belong to different sub-species to those 
found in Great Britain that, except in a few instances, no references are 
made to Howard Saunders (“ Manual of British Birds,” 2nd edition, 1899 
and “ British Birds ” Magazine). Where such references have been made 
they are indicated by the letters H. S. 
As in the former edition, references to Shelley (“ Birds of Egypt,” 1872) 
are made wherever possible and indicated by the letter S., though some 
species, for example the Gold Crest and Half-collared Flycatcher, were not 
included by that author. 
Up to December 31st, 1911, one hundred and eighty-seven species and 
sub-species of birds have been observed in these Gardens, but it is interesting 
to note that out of this number only seventeen have been known to breed 
within the walls. 
As visitors frequently ask what birds breed in the Gardens, a list of them 
may be of interest:— 
Rufous Warbler 
Aedon galactodes galactodes. 
Olivaceous Warbler 
Hypolais pallida pallida. 
Fantail Warbler 
Cisticola cisticola cisticola. 
Graceful Warbler 
Prinia gracilis deltae. 
Goldfinch 
Carduelis elegans. 
Sparrow 
Passer domesticus indicus. 
Amaduvade Finch 
Sporaeginthus amandava. 
Hooded Crow 
Corvus cornix cornix. 
Barn Owl 
Tyto alba kirchhoffi. 
Southern Little Owl 
Athene noctua glaux. 
Desert Buzzard 
Buteo vulgaris desertorum. 
Yellow-billed Kite 
Milvus migrans aegyptius. 
Erlanger’s Kestrel 
Gerchneis tinnunculus carlo. 
Grey Heron 
Ardei cinerea. 
Palm Dove 
Turtur senegalensis aegyptiacus. 
Moorhen 
Gallinula chloropus. 
Senegal Stone Curlew 
Oedicnemus senegalensis. 
It has frequently been stated that there are no song birds in Egypt. 
A visit to these Gardens when the Rufous Warbler, Olivaceous Warbler 
and Nightingale are in song will at once dispel this illusion. 
Giza , 31st December 1911. 
M. J. Nicoll, 
Assistant-Director, Government Zoological Gardens 
