368 Mr. W. Raw on the [Ibis, 
146. Neophron percnopterns percnopterus. Egyptian 
"V ulture. 
Observed sparingly at various times throughout the year. 
Captain W. Bigger found young birds just on the wing- 
in the hills behind the Citadel on 18 April, 1917, and 
Dr. Beven informs me that he believes that it breeds in the 
Wadi el Degla, north of Helouan. 
[This species used to be common around Cairo in 1893-94, 
but is now much scarcer. I saw birds along the Suez Road, 
in the Wadi Hof, and at Dahshur, in March 1909. I was 
told of five fresh eggs, from different nests, being taken at 
Hash Medibab, Fayum, on 27.iii. 09.—R. S.] 
147. iEgypius monachus. Black Vulture. 
[One of the large dark Vultures, said to be of this 
species, nests at Assiout. The nest was in a small sont- 
tree, and contained one egg. It was, I believe, found 
by Mr. Malcolm, but I have lost the record of the 
date.—R. S.] 
148. Ciconia ciconia ciconia. White Stork. 
This species is very irregular in its visits to Abu Zabaal, 
and sometimes turns up in what should be the breeding- 
season. About twenty birds remained throughout nearly the 
entire spring and summer in the rice-fields at Marg in 1917, 
and examples were frequently noted at the Birket Accrashi 
in September and April. None breed, to my knowledge, in 
Egypt. 
149. Platalea lencorodia [major?]. Spoonbill. 
A flock of Spoonbills flew over Abu Zabaal on 15 March, 
1916, flying east, and in September 1918 two lots were 
observed flying over towards the Nile. I found it numerous 
on Lake Menzaleh, near Kantara, at the end of April 1919. 
Although no specimens were obtained, it is evident from 
specimens in the British Museum that it is the larger form 
of this species which occurs in Egypt. 
