256 Mr. W. Raw on ilie [Ibis, 
close proximity to one another. Should the first clutch be 
taken, it immediately utilizes one of these nests for the 
second laying. It never moves far, which I easily proved 
by observing the particular type laid by certain pairs. 
I found one nest built in a stray clump of barley in a bean- 
field. The stems of the barley were neatly woven into the 
side of the nest. I gave this specimen to the Griza Museum. 
[I have a five clutch of Blue Tit type taken at Inchas 
30. iii. 10. My earliest date for a clutch of three at 
Matarieh is 25. iii. 09, and my latest 18. vi. 1909. The 
majority of nests found at Inchas between the end of May 
and middle of June contained three eggs, but most likely 
there were several broods.—R. S.] 
73. Turdus pilaris. Fieldfare. 
Two seen at close range on 17 February, 1916 *, were all I 
ever saw at Abu Zabal. 
74. Turdus philomelus philomelus. Song-Thrush. 
Observed every winter, usually singly, in the gardens or 
palm groves. Never seen later than mid-March. 
75. Turdus merula syriacus. Blackbird. 
Observed every winter in the gardens, corn-fields, and 
palm-groves. Five seen together on 10 February, 1916. 
76. Monticola saxatilis. Rock-Thrush. 
Fairly common during the first fortnight of April each 
year. I appear to have no record during autumn. 
77. Monticola solitarius transcaspicus. Blue Rock-Thrush. 
Passes through Abu Zabal between 10 March and 15 
April, being generally seen perched on mud-walls, native 
houses, and old wells. 
[* In Captain A. W. Boyd’s paper in 4 The Ibis/1917, p. 541, it is stated 
that Turdus viscivorus had not been previously recorded from Egypt. 
This is a mistake, as Schrader described it as an occasional visitor in 
hard winters as far back as 1892.—F. C. It. J.] 
