10 bulletin: museum of comparative zoology. 



Palaeoenis torquatus docilis (Vieillot). 



2 cf 's, Singa, Blue-Nile, 28 Dec; El Garef, 9 Jan. 



Very common over the region covered. Breeding freely in Jan. 

 and Feb. in holes high up in trees. 



CORACIIDAE. 



CoRACiAS ABYSSiNicus Boddaert. 



3 specimens, 2 cf's and 1 9 , El Garef, Blue-Nile, 9 Jan.; El Sa- 

 bonabi, 2 Jan.; El Serif a, 22 Jan. 



Very common. The showiest bird of this region during the winter. 



CoRACius NAEVius NAEVius Daudin. 



1 cf, Aradeiba, Blue-Nile, 21 Jan. 

 Rare. Only two seen. 



Alcedinidae. 

 Ceryle rudis rudis (Linne). 



1 cf , Roseires, Blue-Nile, 13 Jan. 

 Common along the river. 



CORYTHORNIS CYANOSTIGMA (Ruppell). 



2 specimens, 1 d^, Abiad, Dinder, 14 Feb.; 1, Roseires, Blue-Nile, 

 13 Jan. 



Not common. In pairs along the river and the pools of the Dinder. 



Halcyon chelicuti (Stanley). 



1 9 , El Mesharat, Blue-Nile, 2 Jan. 



Uncommon and found in the thorn forest at some distance from 

 water. 



Bucerotidae. 



LoPHOCEROS HEMPRiCHi Ehrenberg. 



1 9 , El Mesharat, Blue-Nile, 2 Jan. 



Very common all through the thorn bush in flocks of three or four. 



