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239. Totanus canescens. 
Totanus canescens Shelley, p. 256. 
A few Greenshanks may be met with throughout the 
winter and spring. 
240. Limosa belgtca. 
Limosa cegocephala Shelley, p. 245. 
Black-tailed Godwits are most abundant in the autumn, 
during the flooding of the country round about Giza. 
241. Numenius arquata. 
Numenius arquata Shelley, p. 243. 
I have seen Curlews on many occasions from September 
to May. 
242. Sterna fluviatilis vel macrura. 
Sterna fluviatilis 
| Shelley, p. 299. 
Sterna hirundo 
I have seen either Common or Arctic Terns on 
flooded country, but have no specimens of them. 
the 
243. Sterna anglica. 
Sterna anglica Shelley, p. 297. 
A few Gull-billed Terns frequent the country near Giza 
during the inundations. 
I have an example obtained on the 28th of November, 1907. 
244. Sterna cantiaca. 
Sterna cantiaca Shelley, p. 297. 
A few frequent the flooded country near Giza during the 
autumn. 
245. Hydrochelidon hvbrida. 
Hydrochelidon nigra (Linn.); Shelley, p. 301. 
A few were seen during September 1908, near Giza. 
246. Larus ridibundus. 
Larus ridibundus Shelley, p. 309. 
Black-headed Gulls are frequently seen, sometimes in 
flocks, flying up the river outside the Zoological Gardens, 
in winter and early spring. 
247. Larus argentatus. 
Larus argentatus Shelley, p. 305. 
