\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 Hunting birds in the marshes, with boomerangs or nets, was one of the favorite sports of the Egyptian nobility and of the sovereign hi
mself.\par
Scenes of this kind gave artists a pretext for displaying their skills in the description of nature.\par
Quails, partridges, pelicans, herons, magpies, swallows, ducks and numerous other birds appear in many paintings and reliefs, where atte
ntion is paid to the distinctive features of each species.