phillips: birds from the sudak. 19 



Sylviidae. 

 Agrabates galactotes galactotes Temminck. 



1 cf , Khamisa, Dinder, 23 Feb. 



This specimen is apparently an extreme of the European species, 

 (not minor of Cabanis) and has a wing of 85 mm. with a broad sub- 

 terminal tail band. According to Hartert this bird migrates into 

 the Sahara or to south of it. 



Only seen once or twice. 



Cisticola semitorques semitorques Heuglin. 



Pair, Abiad, Dinder, 14 Feb.; Beit el Wahsh, Dinder, 13 Feb. 

 Rather common. 



Cisticola ferrugixea (Heuglin). 



1 9 , Fazogli, Blue-Nile, 20 Jan. 

 Uncommon, in thick grass. 



Cisticola cisticola cisticola (Temminck). 

 Pair, Cairo, Egypt, 12 Dec. 



Cisticola margixata (Heuglin). 



2 9 's, Karkoj, Blue-Nile, 31 Dec; Wad Shara Shara, 8 Feb. 



Hypolais pallida pallida (Hemprich & Ehrenberg). 

 1 d^, Singa, Blue-Nile, 27 Dec. 



Phylascopus collybite collybite (Vieillot). 

 1 cf and 2 9 's, Cairo, Egypt, 12 Dec. ; Luxor, 3 jNIarch. 



Apalis pulchella (Cretzschm). 



3 cf's, Magangani, Blue-Nile, 26 Jan., 27 Jan.; El Sabonabi, 1 Jan. 

 Fairly common. 



