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months; up to the present time I have no records of it 
nesting here. 
161. Falco vespertinus. 
Falco vespertinus Shelley, p. 193. 
1 have met with the Fed-footed Falcon on one occasion only 
in the Province, i. e., an adult male on the 2nd of October, 
1908, in the Zoological Gardens, though it is probably a 
regular visitor on migration. 
162. Tinnunculus alaudarius. 
Falco tinnunculus Shelley, p. 194. 
The Kestrel which is abundant and resident in Egypt 
seems smaller and darker than British examples. I have not 
yet been able to examine a sufficiently large series of adults 
from this country to come to any definite conclusion. I 
have not met with Falco cenchris in the Province up to the 
present time. 
163. Pandion haliaetus. 
Pandion haliaetus Shelley, p. 203. 
The Osprey is a common visitor to the Province during 
the autumn and winter months, being especially noticeable 
during the flood, when several pairs may be met with near 
the Giza Pyramids. 
164. Phalacrocorax carbo. 
Phalacrocoraoc carbo Shelley, p. 295. 
On the 14th of December, 1907, Col. E. Ludlow, A.S.C., 
shot an example of this species at Giza, which he kindly 
presented to me. It was in company with thirteen others. 
A week or so later I saw a Cormorant sitting on a small tree 
close to the Kasr el Nil Bridge at Cairo. Finally, on 
February the 9th, 1909, a flock of ten Cormorants flew low 
over the Zoological Gardens. 
165. Pelecanus onocrotalus.. 
Pelecanus onocrotalus Shelley, p. 293. 
During the inundations in autumn flocks of this 
Pelican may be met with, and I have sometimes seen 
hundreds together. Single individuals or small flocks are 
