Egyptian Birds / For the most part seen in the Nile Valley

by Charles Whymper

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.