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82. Chelidon urbica. 
Chelidon urbica Shelley, p. 125. 
The House-Martin seems to be a regular spring and 
autumn visitor in small numbers. 
83. Cotile riparia shelleyi. 
Cotile shelleyi Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. x. p. 100 (1885). 
Shelley's Sand-Martin arrives in spring and breeds in the 
Province. In the autumn it collects in huge parties, old 
and young together. Adults obtained in September are in 
full moult. 
84. Cotile riparia riparia. 
The Common Sand-Martin passes through the Province 
during the spring migration. I have not yet met with it, 
for certain, in autumn. 
85. Cotile rupestris obsoleta. 
Cotyle obsoleta Shelley, p. 123. 
This Pale Crag-Martin is a resident in the desert parts of 
the Province, though it is not very common during the 
winter. 
86. Carduelis elegans. 
Carduelis elegans Shelley, p. 152. 
The Goldfinch appears to be resident in the Province, but 
in small numbers. A pair, at least, nested in a wild state in 
the Zoological Gardens during the summer of 1907. I saw 
the old birds feeding their young on the branch of a plane- 
tree. During the autumn old and young birds may be met 
with in small parties. I have as yet no specimens, so cannot 
say to which form the Egyptian Goldfinch should be referred. 
87. Chrysomitris spinus. 
The Siskin has not previously been recorded from Egypt. 
On February 11th, 1907, a pair were seen in the Zoological 
Gardens, and from that time onward till the end of the fol¬ 
lowing month numbers frequented the Gardens, where they 
were daily to be seen in small flocks feeding on the buds of 
the apricot-trees. 
It would seem that an invasion of this species took place 
in Egypt at that time, for Mr. G. E. Burnett Stuart informs 
