248 Mr. W. Raw on the [Ibis, 
of April. From two marked birds I was able to satisfy 
myself that they spend the winter in a particnlar place and 
do not wander far. I obtained an albino specimen in 1919. 
38. Lanins minor. Lesser Gfrey Shrike. 
I only met with a single specimen in Egypt, which I shot 
at Abn Zabal on 29 April, 1918. 
39. Lanins excnbitor elegans. Pallid Shrike. 
This bird was not uncommon at Abu Zabal during most 
of the year, but disappeared during the breeding-season. 
One which wintered near my quarters in 1916-17 got 
extremely tame, but departed in March. 
Through the kindness of Lieut. D. W. Mussel white I was 
able to get a good insight into the breeding habits of this 
bird whilst staying with him at Kantara during the latter 
part of April 1919, and secured several sets of eggs. 
As this officer is publishing his own notes on this species 
I will confine myself to quoting his earliest and latest dates 
for eggs, viz., 2 March-12 June. 
\_L. e. elegans is a fairly common breeding species in low 
thorn bushes between Mahsama-Abu-Sueir. My dates 
are as follows:—On 6.iii. 10, 4 fresh eggs, 1 fledged 
young; also 6 new nests and 3 building. On 27. iii. 10 
5 fresh eggs and an incomplete clutch of 3. In the 
Fayum a nest with eggs much incubated was found early 
in February. It is evident all birds nest earlier in the 
Fayum than in the Delta.—R. S.] 
40. Lanins senator niloticus. Woodchat Shrike. 
Observed regularly but sparingly in spring and autumn, 
passing through from 29 March to 7 May, and from 15 
August to the end of September. All those obtained were 
referable to this form, and none to L. s. senator. 
41. Lanins nnbicus. Nubian Shrike. 
Not uncommon during both migrations. Specimens shot 
on 13 September and 16 April, which dates are about the 
usual times of their passing. 
