On the Top in magneni (Red and black) is the Egyptian Absy (Absy Masry).
In Red is the Egyptian Halaby (Halaby Masry). These two groups are becoming
less common in the ES loft. They are distinguished by their short and
blunt beaks.
These two groups are different from the common Absy and Halaby Shamy as
referred to in Egypt.
Shamy groups are found in abundance in Egypt; however show narrow beaks
as those in Rollers. The Shamy group also include a blue bird with white
tail that is common in Egypt and called Karakandy.
Masry groups is not present in the West. The Shamy groups and Karakandy
were all imported By Ahmed Hassan in the eighties and spread around in
the USA.
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