22 bulletin: museum of compakative zoology. 



Necterinidae. 



Hedydipna metallica (Lichtenstein). 



Pair, Galegu, Dinder, 20 Feb.; Durraba, Dinder, 22 Feb. 

 Rare. 



Necterinia pulchella (Linne). 



8 cf 's, Magangani, Blue-Nile, 27 Jan.; Abu Zor, 5 Feb.; El Mesh- 

 arat, 2 Jan. ; Durraba, Dinder, 22 Feb. 

 Common among flowering thorn bushes. 

 These specimens are in all stages of immature plumage. 



Motacillidae. 

 MoTACiLLA alba Linne. 



5 cf's and 1 9 , Roseires, Blue-Nile, 13 Jan.; Cairo, Egypt, 12 Dec. 



Confined almost entirely to village streets in the southern part of 

 the Blue-Nile, but farther north it is everywhere. A very common 

 migrant. 



BuDYTES flava (Linne). 



■ 3 d^'s, El Garef, Blue-Nile, 1 Feb., 2 Feb.; Abiad, Dinder, 14 Feb. 

 In flocks along river. Occasional. 



BuDYTES MOTACILLA FELDEGGI (Michah). 



1 cf , Wad Shara Shara, 8 Feb. 

 The only one seen. 



Anthus campestris campestris (Linne). 



1 cf , Abiad, Dinder, 19 Feb. 



Only seen at the above locality. Butler calls it fairly common. 



Alaudidae. 



Melanocorypha bimaculata (Menetries). 



1 cf , Beida, Dinder, 8 Feb. 

 One large flock seen. 



