phillips: birds from the sudan. 15 



Capitonidae. 



Lybius tridactylus (Gmelin). 



Pair, Roseires, Blue-Nile, 25 Jan., 13 Jan. 

 Uncommon; only seen once or twice. 



Lybius vieilloti (Leach). 



2 cT's and 1 9 , Magangani, Blue-Nile, 30 Jan.; El Mesharat, 4 Jan. 

 More common than L. tridactylus but only seen here and there. 



Barbatula chrysocoma chrysocoma (Temminck). 



2 d^'s and 1 9 , El Garef, Blue-Nile, 9 Jan.; Magangani, 30 Jan. 

 This may be zedlctzi of Neumann on geographic grounds, but does 



not seem to agree with his description. Ours is more like true chryso- 

 coma. 



This bird was very common on the Binder. Nest in the dead limb 

 of a tree, with full grown young on Jan. 8; food of berries was being 

 brought to the young, and was ejected after being eaten. 



PiCIDAE. 



Dendromus nubicus nubicus (Gmelin). 



3 specimens, 2 cT's and 1 9 , El Garef, Blue-Nile, 8 Jan., 10 Jan.; 

 Fazogli, 20 Jan. 



Common. Has a cackling note which is heard commonly through 

 the thorn forest. In pairs. 



Mesopicus goertan abessinicus (Reichenow). 



Pair, Galegu, Binder, 20 Feb. ; Magangani, Blue-Nile, 28 Jan. 

 Rare, only seen two or three times. 



Bendropicus obsoletus obsoletus (Wagler). 



4 cf 's and 1 9 , Mesharat Kuka, Binder, 9 Feb.; Bados, Blue-Nile, 

 2 Feb.; Wad Shara Shara, 8 Feb.; Abu Tiga, 7 Feb. 



Rather uncommon. 



