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Mr. W. Raw on the 
[Ibis, 
122. Asio flammeus flaxnmeus. Short-eared Owl. 
I have met with this Owl annually in the spring, but 
never in the autumn that I remember. It is very often to 
be seen sitting on the desert in the full glare of the sun with 
no protection whatever. It is most numerous between the 
last week in March and the second week in April. 
123. Athene noctna glauz. Southern Little Owl. 
Abundant wherever suitable places offer shelter. I have 
found fresh eggs as early as the first week in April and as 
late as the middle of May. The clutch consists of four to six 
eggs as a rule. 
[This Owl frequently nests in large heaps of stones. 
I found a clutch of seven eggs once, though six seem to 
be the usual clutch. It nests at Mena, Abu Sueir, and Abu 
Roash. My earliest date for fresh eggs is 1 April (a clutch 
of six), and two fresh eggs as late as 18 June, so it is 
probably double-brooded.—R. S.] 
124. Tyto alba subsp. ? Barn-Owl. 
Seen and heard occasionally at various times throughout 
the year. Is sometimes fairly numerous at Abu Zabaal, 
especially in October, when it preys on the large flocks of 
Spanish Sparrows which roost in the reed-beds and orange- 
groves. I only secured its eggs twice,—a pair of fresh eggs 
at Abu Roash on 1 April, and a clutch of four in an old shed 
near the Barrage on 2 May, 1918. This latter nest had two 
dead mice near it. 
[This species nests commonly near the Pyramids at Abu 
Sueir, Giza, Bedrashein, and also at Abu Roash, generally 
at the bottom of a shaft from which a mummy has been 
removed. I have taken fresh eggs between 20 March and 
14 April. Clutch frequently five or six.—R. S.J 
125. Falco peregrinus [calidus?]. Peregrine Falcon. 
A specimen of one of the large northern races of this 
species, probably the Siberian form, was seen but not obtained 
at Abu Zabaal on 24 February, 1917. 
