24 Hou. N. C. Rothscliiia and Mr. A. F. R. Wolhiston 



its extraordinarily tough skin, which is capable of turning shot 

 of almost any size at more than thirty yards distance. 



Gk Cervle rudis (Linn.). 



1] s. 



This was the only Kingfisher we saw. It was very eoni- 

 mon and remarkably tame, sometimes hanging moiionless in 

 the air withm a few yards of us, and then dropping with a 

 sudden splash into the river. 



65. CoccYSTES GLAND ARius (Linn.). 

 151 ? . 



Onr solitary specimen of the Great Spotted Cuckoo was 

 the only one seen. 



06. Centropus suPERCiLiosus Hempr. & Ehrcnb. 



863 c?. 



We only met with this bird once. 



67. Trachyphonus margaritatus (Riipp.). 

 203 S , 432 S ■ 



The bills of our specimens are a little longer than those of 

 Abyssinian examples in the Tring Museum. 



This gaudy Barbet was very rare at Shendi ; we only met 

 with it on two occasions. It has a loud clear note, which 

 might easily be mistaken for a human whistle. 



The native name of this bird means " wood-pecker.'^ 



68. Mesopicus goertan (P. L. S. Miill.). 

 80 cJ. 



Our single specimen of this species was the only Wood- 

 pecker that we saw. It was in the midst of a very dense 

 thicket, and our attention was drawn to it by hearing its 

 very characteristic cry. 



69. TURTUR TURTUR (LiuU.). 



34 S, 



A single Turtle-Dove was shot at Shendi on February 19th. 

 It appears to be slightly paler than the majority of 

 European specimens, but it can be matched by British 

 examples. It was probably a European bird in its winter- 

 quarters. 



