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The bill of this specimen is shorter and stouter culmen 20 mm. than 

 that of a specimen of 0. auraius from Gambia, in the M. C. Z. 

 Only seen at Fazogli. 



DiCRURIDAE. 



DiCRURUS AFER (Lichtenstein). 



1 cf and 3 9 's, Sennar, Blue-Nile, 25 Dec. ; Singa, 27 Dec. ; Ga- 

 bardi, 31 Dec; Magangani, 29 Jan. 

 Very common. 



CORVIDAE. 



CoRvus SCAPULATUS Daudin. 



1 9 , El Mesharat, Blue-Nile, 4 Jan. 

 Very common. 



CORVUS CORXIX SHARPEI Oatcs. 



1 9 , Cairo, Egypt, 12 Dec. 



Seen only as far up the Nile as Luxor. 



Rhinocorax affinis (Riippell). 



1 cf , Fazogli, Blue-Nile, 18 Jan. 

 Only seen around Fazogli. 



