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Very tame. Sits low in the trees and the extraordinarily soft " Weet, 

 weet," grows louder and louder until reaching a crescendo which is 

 accompanied by an upright position and flapping of wings. This is 

 almost the only bird sound heard at the heat of the day. 



LoPHOCEROS NASUTUS NASUTUS (Linne)- 



1 cf , ^Slagangani, Blue-Nile, 29 Jan. 



Common in certain places only. Usually singly and in the tops of 

 high trees. Very wild. A loud, clear, double note with opening and 

 closing of wings. 



Upupidae. 

 Upupa epops epops Linne. 



Pair, El Serifa, Blue-Nile, 14 Jan.; El Garef, 1 Feb. 



Note. Upupa butlcri of Madarasz (Ann. Mus. nat. Hung., 9, p. 339) 

 appears to be based on a small example of the European Hoopoe, 

 which is a common winter resident in the Sudan. 



Upupa epops major Brehm. 



1 d^, Galegu, Binder, 20 Feb. 



Probably common. This specimen certainly belongs to the large- 

 billed form. 



Irrisoridae. 

 Irrisor erythrorhynchus niloticus Neumann. 



1 cf, Fazogli, Blue-Nile, 16 Jan. 

 Common in certain areas in large flocks. 



Rhinopomastus minor (Riippell). 



2 cf' s and 1 9 , Singa, Blue-Nile, 28 Dec; Bados, 6 Jan. 

 Fairly common, usually seen singly. 



Meropidae. 



Melittophagus pusillus ocularis Reichenow. 



1 c^ and 2 9 's, Roseires, Blue-Nile, 13 Jan.; El Mesharat, 2 Jan. 

 Common in pairs or broods. 



