b bulletin: museum of comparath'e zoology. 



Streptopelia vixacea schoaxus (Xeumaiin). 



3 cf's, Karkoj, Blue-Xile, 30 Dec. 

 A very abundant bird. 



Stigmatopelia senegalexsis aequatorlvlis (Erlanger). 



1 d", Karkoj, 30 Dec. 



Not so common as some other doves. 



Oexa capexsis (Linne). 



Pair, Sennar, Blue-Nile, 25 Dec; Aradeiba, 22 Jan. 



Very abundant, very tame and perfectly noiseless; in flocks. 



Chalcopelia afra Linne. 



3 specimens; 2 d"s, Bados, Blue-Xile, 2 Feb.; Singa, 2S Dec; 

 Magangani, 28 Jan. 



Abundant; in pairs or singly. 



Cilvradriidae. 



HoPLOPTERUS spixosus (Linne). 



1 9 , Roseires, Blue-Xile, 13 Jan. 

 A very common species. 



Stephaxibyx melaxopterus (Cretzschmar), 

 1 9 , Sennar, Blue-Nile, 27 Dec. 



Aegialitis dubia (Scopoli). 



Pair, Luxor, Egypt, 3 March; Roseires, Blue-Xile, 13 Jan. 

 Common migrant. 



HiNLiNTOPUS HiMAXTOPUS (Linne). 



1 9, Roseires, 11 Jan. 



Common in suitable spots along Blue-Xile. 



