398 Mr. W. 11. Ogilvie-Grant on 



the whole the climate was good, the heat not being intense 

 until we returned to Khartum. The travelling was easy, but 

 the servants and men, with a few exceptions, were the worst 

 that I have ever employed. From the officials we met with 

 every help and kindness. I have particularly to thank 

 Major Mathews and Captains Parker and Mosant, of the 

 Intelligence Department, and Dr. Keatinge, of the Cairo 

 Medical School. I have also to offer my best thanks to 

 Mr. Ogilvie-Grant, who has kindly arranged and determined 

 the birds that we procured, and who provided me before- 

 hand with all the available information about the country. 



II. List of the Birds procured, hy W. R. Ogilvie-Grant ; 

 ivith Field-notes by R. M^D. Hawker. 



Although Mr. Hawker was disappointed with the results 

 of this expedition as regards Birds, it will be seen that a 

 very fine collection was brought home, and that many of the 

 specimens are of very great interest and have led to important 

 discoveries. As instances we may mention the Finch-Larks 

 {Pyrrhulauda) , the Chats [Saxicola], the Green-backed 

 AVarblers {Camaroptera) , the AVood-Hoopoes {Irrisor), the 

 Barbets {Melanohucco^ , and the Wood-Ibis {Pseudotcmtalus) . 



Species marked Avith an asterisk {*) Avere identified by 

 Mr. Hawker, but are not represented in the collection. 



To save repetition, the titles of several of the works quoted 

 in this paper have been abbreviated as follows : — 



Mr. Witherby's article (Ibis, 1901, pp. 237-278) is quoted 

 as *'Witherby" or " W.'^ 



Messrs. Grant and Reid's article (Ibis, 1901, pp. G07- 

 699, pi. xiii.) is quoted as " Grant & Reid.'^ 



Messrs. N. C. Rothschild and Wollaston^s article (Ibis, 

 1902, pp. 1-33, pi. i.) is quoted as " N. C. Roths. & 

 Wollast.^' or '' R. & W.^' 



The following fifty-five species have been recorded by 

 Mr. H. F. Witherby and by Messrs. N. C. Rothschild and 

 WoUaston as occurring on the Lower White Nile between 

 Abba Island and Khartum, but their names are not included 



