Part 11

93. Algerian Short-toed Lark (_Calandrella reboudia_). Rare.

94. Lesser Lark (_Calandrella minor_). Rare.

95. Calandra Lark (_Melanocorypha calandra_). Rare.

96. Thick-billed Calandra (_Rhamphocoris clot-bey_). Very rare.

97. Missel Thrush (_Turdus viscivorus_). Of very rare occurrence.

98. Fieldfare (_Turdus pilaris_). A visitant to Lower Egypt.

99. Song Thrush (_Turdus musicus_). Not uncommon.

100. Blackbird (_Turdus merula_). Not uncommon.

101. Ring-Ouzel (_Turdus torquatus_). Rare.

102. White-vented Bulbul (_Pycnonotus arsinoë_). Common, Fayûm.

103. Yellow-vented Bulbul (_Pycnonotus xanthopygius_). Rare.

104. Egyptian Bush-Babbler (_Crateropus acaciae_). Only rare visitor to Upper Egypt.

105. Rock-Thrush (_Monticola saxatilis_). Common, Upper Egypt.

106. Blue-rock Thrush (_Monticola cyanea_). Fairly common resident in Upper Egypt.

107. Common Wheatear (_Saxicola oenanthe_). Very common.

108. Ménétries's Wheatear (_Saxicola saltatrix_). Common resident.

109. Eastern Black-eared Wheatear (_Saxicola amphileuca_). Fairly common in March and September.

110. Egyptian Black-throated Wheatear (_Saxicola eurymelana_). Common.

111. Black-throated Wheatear (_Saxicola xanthomeloena_). Common migrant.

112. Desert Chat (_Saxicola deserti_). Common on the desert.

113. White-throated Desert Chat (_Saxicola homochroa_). Not common.

114. Rosy-vented Chat (_Saxicola moesta_). Rare.

115. Mourning Chat (_Saxicola lugens_). Common on the desert throughout.

116. Pied Chat (_Saxicola leucomela_). Exceedingly rare.

117. Hooded Chat (_Saxicola monacha_). Not uncommon on the desert.

118. White-rumped Chat (_Saxicola leucopygia_). Common in deserts of Upper Egypt.

119. Abyssinian Chat (_Saxicola syenitica_). Exceedingly rare.

120. Whin Chat (_Pratincola rubetra_). Not uncommon.

121. Stone Chat (_Pratincola rubicola_). Common in Lower Egypt.

122. Hemprich's Stonechat (_Pratincola hemprichii_). Rare.

123. Redstart (_Ruticilla phoenicura_). Common in September and April.

124. Black Redstart (_Ruticilla titys_). Rare.

125. Palestine Redstart (_Ruticilla semirufa_). Rare.

126. Blue-throated Warbler (_Cyanecula suecica_). Very common.

127. Robin (_Erithacus rubecula_). Common in Lower Egypt in winter.

128. Hedge Sparrow (_Accentor modularis_). Rare.

129. Nightingale (_Philomela luscinia_). Not uncommon.

130. Thrush Nightingale (_Philomela major_). Very rare.

131. Cetti's Warbler (_Bradypterus cettii_). Very rare.

132. Rufous Warbler (_Aëdon galactodes_). Common in summer, breeds in Egypt.

133. Savi's Warbler (_Locustella luscinioides_). Fairly common.

134. River Warbler (_Locustella fluviatalis_). Very rare.

135. Sedge Warbler (_Acrocephalus streperus_). Common.

136. Aquatic Warbler (_Calamodyta aquatica_). Fairly common.

137. Moustached Warbler (_Calamodyta_). Common in Delta.

138. Reed Warbler (_Acrocephalus arundinacea_). Common in Delta.

139. Marsh Warbler (_Acrocephalus palustris_). Rare in Lower Egypt.

140. Clamorous Sedge Warbler (_Acrocephalus stentorius_). Common in Delta.

141. Great Sedge Warbler (_Acrocephalus turdoides_). Rare.

142. Arabian Sedge Warbler (_Acrocephalus arabicus_). Rare.

143. Fan-tailed Warbler (_Cisticola schoenicola_). Abundant everywhere.

144. Graceful Warbler (_Drymoeca gracilis_). Common.

145. Olive-tree Warbler (_Hypolais olivetorum_). Rare.

146. Olivaceous Warbler (_Hypolais elaeica_). Common, breeds.

147. Wood Warbler (_Phylloscopus sybillator_). Rather rare.

148. Bonelli's Warbler (_Phyllopneuste Bonelli_). Common in Upper Egypt.

149. Chiffchaff Warbler (_Phylloscopus minor_). Common.

150. Willow Warbler (_Phylloscopus trochilus_). Common.

151. Melodious Willow Warbler (_Hypolais hypolais_). Rare.

152. Vieillot's Willow Warbler (_Phyllopneuste eversmanni_). Rare.

153. Garden Warbler (_Sylvia hortensis_). Not uncommon.

154. Orphean Warbler (_Sylvia orpheus_). Rare.

155. Black-cap Warbler (_Sylvia atricapilla_). Rare.

156. Ruppell's Warbler (_Curruca rueppellii_). Fairly common.

157. Black-headed Warbler (_Sylvia momus_). Common.

158. Sardinian Warbler (_Melizophilus sardus_). Rare.

159. Dartford Warbler (_Melizophilus undatus_). Rare.

160. Subalpine Warbler (_Sylvia subalpina_). Rare.

161. Spectacled Warbler (_Sylvia conspicillata_). Rare.

162. Lesser Whitethroat (_Sylvia curruca_). Common.

163. Whitethroat (_Sylvia cinerea_). Not uncommon.

164. Yellow-breasted Sun-Bird (_Nectarinia metallica_). Occurs only near Assoan.

165. Wall Creeper (_Tichodroma murari_). Very rare.

166. Great Grey Shrike (_Lanius excubitor_). Very rare.

167. Pallid Shrike (_Lanius lahtora_). Not uncommon.

168. Lesser Grey Shrike (_Lanius minor_). Rare.

169. Masked Shrike (_Lanius nubicus_). Common in February and March and in autumn.

170. Woodchat Shrike (_Lanius auriculatus_). Fairly common in March.

171. Red-backed Shrike (_Lanius collurio_). Not common.

172. Spotted Flycatcher (_Muscicapa grisola_). Rare.

173. Pied Flycatcher (_Muscicapa atricapilla_). Rare.

174. White-collared Flycatcher (_Muscicapa collaris_). Rare.

175. Red-breasted Flycatcher (_Muscicapa parva_).

176. Common Bunting (_Emberiza milaria_). Common in Lower Egypt.

177. Ortolan Bunting (_Emberiza hortulana_). Rare.

178. Cretzschmar's Bunting (_Emberiza caesia_). Common in Delta.

179. Smaller Reed Bunting (_Emberiza intermedia_). Rare.

180. Common Sparrow (_Passer domesticus_). Common everywhere.

181. Italian Sparrow (_Passer Italiae_). Rare.

182. Spanish Sparrow (_Passer salicicola_). Common.

183. Tree Sparrow (_Passer montanus_). Rare.

184. The Hawfinch (_Coccothraustes vulgaris_). Rare.

185. Chaffinch (_Fringilla coelebs_). Rare, Lower Egypt.

186. Goldfinch (_Carduelis elegans_). Common in Delta.

187. Black-billed Finch (_Estrelda melanorhynoba_). Very rare.

188. Lesser Redpole (_Aegiothus rufescens_). Very rare.

189. Siskin (_Carduelis spinus_). Very rare.

190. Serin (_Serinus hortulanus_). Rare.

191. Linnet (_Linota cannabina_). Common in Lower Egypt.

192. Desert Bullfinch (_Erythrospiza githaginea_). Common on deserts of Upper Egypt.

193. Golden Oriole (_Oriolus galbula_). Common only in April.

194. Starling (_Sturnus vulgaris_). Fairly common throughout.

195. Purple Starling (_Sturnus unicolor_). Exceedingly rare.

196. Rose-coloured Pastor (_Pastor roseus_). Rare.

197. Brown-necked Raven (_Corvus umbrinus_). Common in the deserts.

198. Abyssinian Raven (_Corvus affinis_). Not common in towns.

199. Crow (Hooded) (_Corvus cornix_). Exceedingly common in towns.

200. Rook (_Corvus fruglegus_). Common in Delta.

201. Jackdaw (_Corvus monedula_). Not common anywhere.

202. Magpie (_Pica caudata_). Rare.

203. Chough (_Pyrrhocorax alpinus_). Exceedingly rare.

204. Rock Dove (_Columba livia_). Very common.

205. Schimper's Pigeon (_Columba schimperi_). Common.

206. Stock Dove (_Columba oenas_). Very rare.

207. Turtledove (_Turtur auritus_). Very common.

208. Sharpe's Turtledove (_Turtur sharpii_). Common.

209. Isabelline Turtledove (_Turtur isabelinus_). Rare.

210. White-bellied Turtledove (_Turtur albiventris_). Rare.

211. Egyptian Turtledove (_Turtur senegalensis_). Very common everywhere.

212. Singed Sand-Grouse (_Pterocles exustus_). Common in deserts only.

213. Senegal Sand-Grouse (_Pterocles senegallus_). Not common.

214. Coroneted Sand-Grouse (_Pterocles coronatus_). Rare.

215. Francolin (_Francolinus vulgaris_). Very rare.

216. Hey's Sand-Partridge (_Ammoperdix heyi_). Only met on deserts.

217. Cholmley's Sand-Partridge (_Ammoperdix cholmleyi_). Only met with on the desert.

218. Quail (_Coturnix communis_). Very common in March and November.

219. Andalusian Hemipode (_Turnix sylvatica_). Very rare.

220. Houbara Bustard (_Otis houbara_). Met only on desert west of Nile.

221. Little Bustard (_Otis tetrax_). Rare.

222. Arabian Bustard (_Eupodotis arabs_). Rare.

223. Collared Pratincole (_Glareola pratincola_). Common in April and October.

224. Black-winged Pratincole (_Glareola nordmanni_). Rare.

225. Cream-coloured Courser (_Cursorius gallicus_). Common on deserts.

226. Thick-knee (_Oedicnemus crepitans_). Very common.

227. Lapwing (_Vanellus cristatus_). Very common.

228. Spur-winged Plover (_Hoplopterus spinosus_). Common.

229. Social Plover (_Chettusia gregaria_). Rare.

230. White-tailed Plover (_Chettusia villotaei_). Not common.

231. Black-headed Plover (_Pluvianus aegyptius_). Not common, Upper Egypt.

232. Golden Plover (_Charadrius pluvialis_). Not common.

233. Grey Plover (_Squatarola helvetica_). Rare.

234. Dotterel (_Eudromias morinellus_). Very rare.

235. Asiatic Dotterel (_Eudromias asiaticus_). Very rare.

236. Large Sand-Plover (_Aegialitis geoffroyi_). Met with only on sea-coast.

237. Mongolian Sand-Plover (_Aegialitis mongolicus_). Very rare.

238. African Sand-Plover (_Aegialitis pecuarius_). Not common.

239. Kentish Plover (_Aegialitis cantianus_). Very common everywhere.

240. Greater Ringed Plover (_Aegialitis hiaticula_). Rare.

241. Middle Ringed Plover (_Aegialitis intermedius_). Common in Delta.

242. Little Ringed Plover (_Aegialitis minor_). Very common everywhere.

243. Oyster-Catcher (_Haematopus ostralegus_). Common on sea-coast.

244. Curlew (_Numenius arquata_). Common in Delta.

245. Whimbrel (_Numenius phaeopus_). Met with sparingly in Nile Valley.

246. Slender-billed Curlew (_Numenius tenuirostris_). Rare.

247. Black-tailed Godwit (_Limosa aegocephala_). Not uncommon.

248. Ruff (_Machetes pugnax_). Common throughout Egypt.

249. Woodcock (_Scolopax rusticola_). Now more frequently recorded than formerly.

250. Solitary Snipe (_Gallinago major_). Rare.

251. Common Snipe (_Gallinago media_). Common everywhere.

252. Jack Snipe (_Gallinago gallinula_). Common.

253. Painted Snipe (_Rhynchaea capensis_). Fairly common throughout.

254. Little Stint (_Tringa minuta_). Very abundant.

255. Temminck's Stint (_Tringa temminckii_). Rather rare.

256. Sanderling (_Tringa arenaria_). Not common.

257. Dunlin (_Tringa alpinus_). Not common, and only on coast.

258. Knot (_Tringa canutus_). Not common.

259. Curlew Sandpiper (_Tringa subarquata_). Not common.

260. Redshank (_Totanus calidris_). Common in Delta, rare elsewhere.

261. Dusky Redshank (_Totanus fuscus_). Rare.

262. Greenshank (_Totanus canescens_). Common.

263. Marsh Sandpiper (_Totanus stagnatalis_). Not common.

264. Green Sandpiper (_Totanus ochropus_). Very common everywhere.

265. Wood Sandpiper (_Totanus glareola_). Common in Lower Egypt.

266. Common Sandpiper (_Actitis hypoleucos_). Common.

267. Black-winged Stilt (_Himantopus candidus_). Not uncommon.

268. Avocet (_Recurvirostra avocetta_). Common only in Delta.

269. Sacred Ibis (_Ibis aethiopica_). Very rare indeed.

270. Glossy Ibis (_Ibis falcinellus_). Rare.

271. African Wood Ibis (_Tantalus ibis_). Rare.

272. Common Crane (_Grus communis_). Not uncommon in October and March.

273. Demoiselle Crane (_Grus virgo_). Not common.

274. Spoonbill (_Platalea leucorodia_). Common in all parts.

275. White Stork (_Ciconia alba_). Common during migration months, October and March.

276. Black Stork (_Ciconia nigra_). Not common.

277. Shoebill or Whale-headed Stork (_Balaeniceps rex_).

278. Common Heron (_Ardea cinerea_). Very common.

279. Purple Heron (_Ardea purpurea_). Only common in Lower Egypt.

280. Great White Heron (_Herodias alba_). Only common in Delta.

281. Little Egret (_Herodias garzetta_). Not common.

282. Buff-backed Heron (_Ardeola russata_). Commonest in Delta.

283. Squacco Heron (_Ardeola comata_). Rare.

284. Night Heron (_Nycticorax griseus_). Fairly common everywhere.

285. Bittern (_Botaurus stellaris_). Not uncommon in Lower Egypt.

286. Little Bittern (_Botaurus minutus_). Common.

287. Flamingo (_Phoenicopterus antiquorum_). Common in Delta.

288. Water Rail (_Rallus aquaticus_). Common in Lower Egypt.

289. Land Rail (Ortygometra crex). Not common.

290. Spotted Crake (_Porzana maruetta_). Common.

291. Baillon's Crake (_Porzana pygmaea_). Very rare.

292. Moorhen (_Gallinula chloropus_). Common in Lower Egypt.

293. Allen's Gallinule (_Porphyrio Alleni_). Very rare.

294. Violet Gallinule (_Porphyrio hyacinthinus_). Common in Lower Egypt.

295. Green-backed Gallinule (_Porphyrio madagascariensis_). Very rare.

296. Common Coot (_Fulica atra_). Common everywhere.

297. Crested Coot (_Fulica cristata_). Rare.

298. Mute Swan (_Cygnus olor_). Rare.

299. Hooper Swan (_Cygnus musicus_). Very rare.

300. Egyptian Goose (_Chenalopex aegyptiacus_). Not common.

301. White-fronted Goose (_Anser albifrons_). Not uncommon.

302. Lesser White-fronted Goose (_Anser erythropus_). Rare.

303. Bean Goose (_Anser fabalis_). Very rare.

304. Brent Goose (_Bernicla brenta_). Rare.

305. Sheldrake (_Tadorna vulpanser_). Rare.

306. Ruddy Sheldrake (_Tadorna rutila_). Not uncommon in Lower Egypt.

307. Common Wild Duck (_Anas boschas_). Fairly common everywhere.

308. Gadwall (_Anas strepera_). Not very common.

309. Pintail (_Dafila acuta_). Very common throughout country.

310. Shoveller (_Spatula clypeata_). Exceedingly common.

311. Teal (_Querquedula crecca_). Very common.

312. Garganey Teal (_Querquedula circia_). Not common.

313. Widgeon (_Mareca penelope_). Very common indeed.

314. Ferruginous Duck (_Nyroca leucophtalma_). Rare.

315. Pochard (_Fuligula ferina_). Very common indeed.

316. Red-crested Pochard (_Netta rufina_). Lower Egypt.

317. Scaup Duck (_Fuligula marila_). Not common.

318. Tufted Duck (_Fuligula cristata_). Exceedingly common.

319. White-headed Duck (_Erismatura leucocephala_). Rare.

320. Velvet Scoter (_Oedemia fusca_). Rare.

321. Dalmatian Pelican (_Pelecanus crispus_). Fairly common.

322. White Pelican (_Pelecanus onocrotalus_). Fairly common.

323. Lesser Pelican (_Pelecanus minor_). Fairly common.

324. Masked Gannet (_Sula cyanops_). Very rare.

325. Cormorant (_Phalacrocorax carbo_). Common in Lower Egypt, rare elsewhere.

326. Little Cormorant (_Phalacrocorax pygmaens_). Rare.

327. Caspian Tern (_Sterna caspia_). Fairly common near sea.

328. Gull-billed Tern (_Sterna anglica_). Common in Lower Egypt.

329. Sandwich Tern (_Sterna cantiaca_). Rare.

330. Allied Tern (_Sterna media_). Common in Lower Egypt.

331. Swift Tern (_Sterna bergii_). Not uncommon in Lower Egypt.

332. Common Tern (_Sterna fluviatilis_). Rare.

333. Arctic Tern (_Sterna hirundo_). Rare.

334. Lesser Tern (_Sterna minuta_). Very rare.

335. Black Tern (_Hydrochelidon fissipes_). Rare.

336. White-winged Black Tern (_Hydrochelidon nigra_). Rare.

337. Whiskered Tern (_Hydrochelidon leucopareia_). Common on Nile.

338. Scissor-billed Tern (_Rhynchops flavirostris_). Rare.

339. Greater Black-backed Gull (_Larus marinus_). Rare on coast only.

340. Lesser Black-backed Gull (_Larus fuscus_). Fairly common.

341. Mediterranean Herring Gull (_Larus leucophaeus_). Not uncommon.

342. Herring Gull (_Larus argentatus_). Fairly common on coast.

343. Common Gull (_Larus canus_). Not common.

344. Slender-billed Gull (_Larus gelastes_). Rare.

345. Great Black-headed Gull (_Larus ichthyaetus_). Rare.

346. White-eyed Gull (_Larus leucopthalmus_). Very rare.

347. Mediterranean Black-headed Gull (_Larus melanocephalus_). Not common.

348. Black-headed Gull (_Larus ridibundus_). Common in Lower Egypt.

349. Little Gull (_Larus minutus_). Rare.

350. Cinereous Shearwater (_Puffinus kuhlii_). Not rare on coast.

351. Manx Shearwater (_Puffinus anglorum_). Rare on coast.

352. Great-crested Grebe (_Podicipides cristatus_). Rare.

353. Eared Grebe (_Podicipides nigricollis_). Rare.

354. Red-necked Grebe (_Podicipides griseigena_). Rare.

355. Little Grebe (_Podicipides minor_). Common.

356. Red-throated Diver (_Colymbus septentrionalis_). Rare.

INDEX

Avocet, 129, Plate, 130, 213

Bee-eater, Blue-checked, 206 Common, 206 Little Green, 54, Plate, 206

Birds in mid-air, 1, Plate

Bittern, 214 Little, 214

Blackbird, 207

Blue Roller, 206

Bulbul, White-vented, 207 Yellow-vented, 207

Bullfinch, Desert, 85, Plate, 210

Bunting, Common, 210 Cretzschmar's, 210 Ortolan, 210 Smaller Reed, 210

Bush-babbler, Egyptian, 207

Bustard, Arabian, 211 Houbara, 211 Little, 211

Buzzard, African, 205 Common, 205 Honey, 205 Long-legged, 205

Calandra, Thick-billed, 207

Chaffinch, 210

Chat, Desert, 208 Hemprich's Stone-, 208 Hooded, 73, 208 Mourning, 73, 208 Rosy-vented, 71, Plate, 208 Stone-, 208 Whin, 208 White-rumped, 71, 72, Plate, 208 White-throated Desert, 208

Chough, 211

Coot, Common, Frontispiece Plate, 7, 172, 173, 214 Crested, 214

Cormorant, 191, Plate, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 215 Little, 215

Courser, Cream-coloured, 110, Plate, 111, 112, 212

Crake, Baillon's, 214 Spotted, 214

Crane, Common, 135, Plate, 136, 137, 138, 139, 213 Demoiselle, 213

Crow, Hooded, 28, 89, Plate, 91, 211

Cuckoo, 205 Great-spotted, 205 Lark-heeled, 205

Curlew, 212 Slender-billed, 212

Diver, Red-throated, 216

Dotterel, 212 Asiatic, 212

Dove, Palm, 92, Plate Rock, 211 Stock, 211 Turtle, 92, Plate, 93, 211

Duck, Common Wild, 7, 180, 214 Ferruginous, 215 Pintail, 178, Plate, 179, 180, 215 Scaup, 215 Shoveller, 178, Plate, 181, 182, 183, 215 Tufted, 215 White-headed, 215

Dunlin, 213

Eagle, Bonelli's, 204 Booted, 28, 204 Golden, 204 Imperial, 204 Short-toed, 204 Spotted, 204 Tawny, 204 White-tailed, 204

Egret, Little, 156, 157, 214

Falcon, Barbary, 204 Lanner, 204 Peregrine, 3, 204 Red-legged, 205 Red-naped, 204 Saker, 205 Sooty, 205

Fieldfare, 207

Finch, Black-billed, 210 Trumpeter, 85, Plate

Flamingo, 13, 162, Plate, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 214

Flycatcher, Pied, 210 Red-breasted, 210 Spotted, 210 White-collared, 210

Francolin, 211

Gadwall, 215

Gallinule, Allen's, 214 Green-backed, 168, Plate, 169, 170, 171, 214 Violet, 214

Gannet, Masked, 215

Godwit, Black-tailed, 212

Goldfinch, 210

Goose, Bean, 176, 177, 214 Brent, 177, 214

Goose, Egyptian, 174, Plate, 175, 214 Lesser White-fronted, 214 Red-breasted, 176 White-fronted, 176, 177, 214

Grebe, Eared, 216 Great-crested, 216 Little, 216 Red-necked, 216

Greenshank, 7, 213

Grouse, Coroneted Sand-, 94, 96, 211 Sand-, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98 Senegal Sand-, 94, Plate, 211 Singed Sand-, 94, 211

Gull, Black-headed, 197, Plate, 198, 199, 200, 201, 216 Common, 216 Great Black-headed, 216 Greater Black-backed, 216 Herring, 216 Lesser Black-backed, 197, Plate, 198, 216 Little, 216 Mediterranean Black-headed, 216 Mediterranean Herring, 216 Slender-billed, 216 White-eyed, 216

Harrier, Hen-, 204 Marsh-, 204 Montagu's, 204 Pale-chested, 204

Hawfinch, 210

Hawk, Black-shouldered, 205 Little red-billed, 204 Sparrow, 83

Hemipode, Andalusian, 211

Heron, Buff-backed, 154, Plate, 156, 157, 214 Common, 4, 152, Plate, 153, 154, 214 Great White, 214 Night, 159, Plate, 160, 161, 214 Purple, 214 Squacco, 214

Hobby, 205

Hoopoe, 45, 46, Plate, 47, 48, 205

Ibis, African Wood, 213 Glossy, 213 Sacred, 131, Plate, 132, 133, 134, 213

Jackdaw, 211

Kestrel, 2, 25, 26, 28, 29, 53, 205 Lesser, 205

Kingfisher, Black and White, 51, Plate, 52, 53, 206 Common, 49, Plate, 206 Little Indian, 50, 206

Kite, Black, 33, 205 Common, 2, 205 Parasitic or Egyptian, 30, Plate, 31, 32, 33, 205

Kites in flight, 32, Plate

Knot, 213

Lapwing, 111, Plate, 114, 212

Lark, Algerian Short-toed, 207 Bifasciated, 207 Calandra, 207 Crested, 69, Plate, 207 Desert, 207 Lesser, 207 Sandy-coloured Desert, 207 Short-toed, 207 Sky, 207 Tristram's Desert, 207 Wood, 207

Linnet, 210

Magpie, 211

Martin, House, 63, 64, 206 Lesser Sand-, 206 Sand-, 64, 206 Shelley's Sand-, 206

Merlin, 205

Moorhen, 214

Nightingale, 208 Thrush, 208

Nightjar, 57, 206 Egyptian, 206

Nile, a view on, 10, Plate

Oriole, Golden, 210

Osprey, 204

Ouzel, Ring, 207

Owl, Barn, 34, Plate, 35, 36, 37, 205 Eagle, 7, 42, 205 Egyptian Eagle, 42, Plate, 43, 205 Little, 38, Plate, 39, 40, 41, 205 Long-eared, 205 Scops, 205 Short-eared, 205 Tawny, 205 Tengmalm's, 205

Oyster-Catcher, 212

Palm Dove, 93, Plate

Partridge, Cholmley's Sand-, 211 Hey's Sand-, 99, Plate, 100, 101, 102, 211

Pastor, Rose-coloured, 211

Pelican, Dalmatian, 215 Lesser, 215 White, 184, Plate, 187, 189, 190, 215

Pigeon, Schimper's, 211

Pipit, African Tawny, 207 Meadow, 207 Red-throated, 207 Richard's, 207 Tawny, 207 Tree, 207 Water, 207

Plover, African Sand-, 212 Black-headed, 113, 116, Plate, 117, 118, 119, 212 Golden, 212 Greater Ringed, 212 Green, 111, Plate, 114 Grey, 212 Kentish, 212 Large Sand-, 212 Little Ringed, 120, Plate, 121, 212 Middle Ringed, 212 Mongolian Sand-, 212 Social, 212 Spur-winged, 113, Plate, 114, 115, 119, 212 White-tailed, 212

Pochard, 215 Red-crested, 215

Pratincole, Black-winged, 212 Collared, 212

Quail, 104, Plate, 105, 106, 107, 211

Rail, Land, 214 Water, 214

Raven, Abyssinian, 91, 211 Brown-necked, 91, 211

Redpole, Lesser, 210

Redshank, 213 Dusky, 213

Redstart, 208 Black, 208 Palestine, 208

Robin, 208

Rook, 211

Ruff, 212

Sanderling, 213

Sandpiper, Common, 213 Curlew, 213 Green, 213 Marsh, 213 Wood, 213

Scoter, Velvet, 215

Serin, 210

Shearwater, Cinereous, 216 Manx, 216

Sheldrake, 214 Ruddy, 214

Shoebill, 148, Plate, 149, 150, 151, 213

Shoveller, 215

Shrike, Great Grey, 210 Lesser Grey, 210 Masked, 210

Shrike, Pallid, 210 Red-backed, 210 Woodchat, 210

Siskin, 210

Snipe, Common, 125, Plate, 127, 213 Jack, 126, 213 Painted, 128, Plate, 213 Solitary, 213

Sparrow, Common, 81, Plate, 210 Egyptian, 81, 82, 83, 84 Hedge, 208 Italian, 210 Spanish, 210 Tree, 210

Spoonbill, 129, 140, Plate, 154, 157, 213

Starling, 211 Purple, 211

Stilt, Black-winged, 213

Stint, Little, 213 Temminck's, 213

Stork, Black, 142, Plate, 146, 147, 213 Whale-headed, 148, Plate, 149, 150, 151 White, 142, 145, 146, 213

Sun-bird, Yellow-breasted, 210

Swallow, 32, 57, 60, Plate, 63, 64, 206 Crag, 206 Egyptian, 60, 61, 206 Pale Crag, 64, Plate, 206 Rufous, 206

Swan, Hooper, 214 Mute, 214

Swift, Alpine, 206 Common, 32, 57, 58, 59, 206 Egyptian, 206

Teal, 178, Plate, 183, 184, 185, 215 Garganey, 215

Tern, 202 Allied, 215 Arctic, 215 Black, 215 Caspian, 215 Common, 215 Gull-billed, 215 Lesser, 215 Sandwich, 215 Scissor-billed, 215 Swift, 215 Whiskered, 215 White-winged Black, 215

Thick-knee, 212

Thrush, Blue-rock, 207 Missel, 207 Rock, 207 Song, 207

Turtledove, Egyptian, 93, 211 Isabelline, 211 Sharpe's, 211 White-bellied, 211

Vulture, Black, 204 Egyptian, 3, 19, 20, Plate, 22, 23, 204 Griffon, 3, 14, Plate, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 186, 204 Sociable, 19, 204 Southern Bearded, 204

Wagtail, Blue-headed, 206 Grey, 206 White, 66, Plate, 206 White-winged, 206 Yellow, 67

Wall Creeper, 210

Warbler, Aquatic, 209 Arabian Sedge, 209 Black-cap, 209 Black-headed, 209

Warbler, Blue-throated, 74, Plate, 75, 76, 77, 208 Bonelli's, 209 Cetti's, 208 Chiffchaff, 209 Clamorous Sedge, 209 Dartford, 209 Fan-tailed, 209 Garden, 209 Graceful, 209 Great Sedge, 209 Marsh, 209 Melodious Willow, 209 Moustached, 209 Olivaceous, 209 Olive-tree, 209 Orphean, 209 Reed, 78, Plate, 79, 80, 209 River, 209 Rufous, 208 Ruppell's, 209 Sardinian, 209 Savi's, 209 Sedge, 78, 209 Spectacled, 209 Subalpine, 209 Vieillot's Willow, 209 Willow, 209 Wood, 209

Wheatear, Black-throated, 208 Common, 208 Eastern Black-eared, 208 Egyptian Black-throated, 208 Ménétries's, 208

Whimbrel, 212