, 1877-12-08

THE FAUNA OF EGyPT.
To nr. klunxingcr, from whom VIC borrowed
tho sccount ot lao dora OF EEYpt given last
week, wu again refer for information relating
to tho fauna u the region bordering tho Nile.
There srn eto spccicA og birds, ha tells US, fro
Queuttug EcYpt III different Seasons of tho year;
and rot ths singing Of birds u almost unknown
tp thc land In the hot, dry summer. thv birds
tnostly remove to murv nofthetly countries, and
tho few thai sen,alu conceal themselves and arc
dumb. In winter. largu numbers Of birds OF
various spedcs n,aka this their hon,o; but, dur
jpg the pertotl Of their soionrn, or whtla pasa.
ing through to tropical climate and agaIn re-
turuIpG. they arc not addicted to song. Birds,
No tuls, give yeut to their emotions In stratus
Of melody ouly 1t tho season Of pairing and
rearing thelt young, and thetr musical capacity
" ncYcr exblhl1ed sxeept In the latitude wherc
they build their nests.
A fow btrda OF brilliant feather leave their
habitat IN tho Torrtd Zoue and migrate into
Upper Egypt In tue early summer. Among
these arc the sacred tbis, Tho tantalas, aud tho
African honey.sucker. OF ths birds Of prey.
there arc seen in Egypt several species ot eag'cs,
vuItutes. and falcons, the kite. which IL every
where common, aud several owls lhc wood
t,cckete nse Rbac1t; but tho tAFG.hecIed and tho
C4t3teA EllAuN 1VPt<*+tb Wv 1%A~' ~
Among tho cialuatoEes arc several peculiar
eoat.suckrrs and swiits, the hoopoe. . King.
jshrt, und aeysrat hse-eAte5s. In this class of
singing birds, there arc The Egyltl3u plEhttn'
gale, tho stone-chai, tho sparrow, esesicd lark,
II Tbe ssnA.srou.e dwells In tho NAs Valley,
anl mora commonly tn the dcseffi and tho
quail oceuTs ~ bird Of passage. Tbs cur
lew u native bird: sud the cattle-lbis tbubul.
cuA tbis). which slsays marches after hefds OF
eattla II pasture, the two eErets, tho lsp"!n9.
ahe Egyptlau p!uysF. tbs M41AbGut, thS hue
goose. su3 seEs.s! ga!i: ana sss'ssa1lo"1 'n-
In enutnrrs sting the birds nf the desert. Dr..
K)upxtuger sara thai the small vulturo oecu-
splee in The leaest-town yearly the same place
that the stork does TT ports ol tie European
continent. sHn ans thinks ot tn1urtEK. thtA
hsEmlcaa and useful sanitary agent, who Keeps
STORE and mountain clear VI putIataetlop. !lls
fayu1its l,ost iu tbs tuwn ts tho hI2hest point OF
the tat,,arats. 70 which. like TIE xeathefe1sk ~
! chustb- -stecple, ho gives plcturcsauc tsFlni'
patiou, liz j. ty no Weaus shy, but does not
venture into thc streets Ut the town. j. :.
Tbs Ord That forms figure In every descrt pict-
uru. however, ~ The 'ioal's raven which
Noah sent out OF The ark. II u . large, deep
black faYcu. similar ~ The common raven, but
diHc1snt spcei<a,--the Corsus uEbIluus' ~
| tho Nile Valley It shows ttselt hut telaon. 1t
/ d not " be shut with !mpuntty.. for u = tho
.uucls Of shs black sudsnse snd thtse dsmaaa IT.
for their slaughtered relative she ind1tpepsaoie
10 be heard 10 the sdesest,-ouy the tw!ttcf of the
stouo-ehxts. The peep ol the turks, tho cToak Of
she raven, tbs ScrsaIn VI tho birds ot pEsy, aud
| Il night tho eer1e boot VI tue osA."
Imlueasv plumbers Of pExeous and fowls eF0
| reared by tho prVple. Fos ihe former speaA