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and damaged its wing. It lived for a considerable time in 
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one of the aviaries at Giza. Earliest arrival noted on 
22 September. 
212. Limnocryptes gallinula. Jack Snipe. 
Not uncommon at the Birket Accrashi, where I have shot 
it from 7 October to 11 April. 
213. Scolopax rusticola rusticola. Woodcock. 
This species winters sparingly in the palm-groves at Alag 
and Marg, near Abu Zabaal. I shot specimens there on 
23 December, 1917, and 6 February, 1918, and have seen 
others between these dates. 
214. Rhynchgea bengalensis. Painted Snipe. 
Odd pairs are resident, but it seems to prefer small 
swamps to the Birket Accrashi, where it was but seldom 
observed. Its well-known skulking habits make observation 
largely a matter of luck. Dr. Beven found four fresh eggs 
in a small marsh, south of the Pyramids, on 7 April, 1918 ; 
and Major F. W. Borman and myself found a nest, con¬ 
taining three incubated eggs, in the Wadi Natrun, on 25 
May, 1918. 
215. Gallinago gallinago gallinago. Common Snipe. 
Numerous on the Birket Accrashi, where it affords good 
sport, from September to March. Early arrivals have been 
noted on 14 August, and some few remain until early May. 
216. Hydrochelidon leucoptera. White-winged Black 
Tern. 
Small parties observed on the Birket Accrashi in spring 
and autumn. Noted on 30 April, 20 May, 27 August, 
1 September, and 17 September. Examples were obtained in 
both winter and summer plumage. Numbers were observed 
in the Wadi Natrun at the end of May 1918, but we found 
no trace of their breeding, although it looked a likely place. 
. Captain Boyd records in ‘ The Ibis,’ 1917, p. 556, having seen 
