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[Ibis, 
58. Hypolais rama. Sykes’s Warbler. 
I shot a specimen at Inchas on 30 September, 1917, 
which Mr. M. J. Nicoll refers to this species. It is in the 
Giza collection. Although closely resembling the preceding 
species, I thought its note differed ; and, moreover, it was 
late for II. p. pallida to be seen. 
59. Sylvia atricapilla. Blackcap Warbler. 
Seen sparingly in early spring. A specimen shot on 10 
March. Never observed in autumn. 
GO. Sylvia communis communis. Common Whitethroat. 
Common during the spring, migration being most 
numerous in mid-April. Observed but rarely in September. 
61. Sylvia curruca curruca. Lesser Whitethroat. 
Abundant in the spring. Usually first- observed about 
16 February. Not uncommon in September. 
62. Sylvia rueppelli. RueppelTs Warbler. 
Common at Abu Zabal from 8 March to mid-April. 
Barely observed in autumn. 
63. Sylvia melanocephala melanocephala. Sardinian 
Warbler. 
Several obtained. One caught alive on 23 March, 1916. 
Also shot on 25 February, 1917, and in September. 
64. Sylvia melanocephala momus. Bowman’s Warbler. 
The only specimen I met with was one which I shot at 
Abu Zabal on 30 October, 1918. 
65. Sylvia melanocephala norrisae. Nicoll’s Warbler. 
I secured a single addled egg from a nest containing 
three young of this species on 21 March, 1917. The nest 
was built in a tamarisk bush on the small island in Lake 
Qarun, Fayum, and was about two and a half feet from 
the ground. The nest was well built, and something like 
that of the Greenfinch, but smaller, and a quantity of old 
fish-netting was used in the outside structure. The young 
were just about to fly when the nest was discovered by 
