Birds from the White Nile. 413 



dark horn-coloured^ lower lighter at base ; legs light horn- 

 coloured. 



b (in summer plumage). Iris brown; bill and legs horn- 

 coloured. 



[I only noticed one Red-throated Pipit south of Khartum. 

 — R. M. IL] 



35. Nectarinia pulchella. 



Nectarinia pulchella (Linn.) ; Witherby, p. 243 ; Grant & 

 Reid, p. 634. 



a. ? ? . Kaka, 17th April. No. 378. 



b-l. ^ ? et imm. Renk, 9th May. Nos. 449-458. 



m, n. S • Goz-Abu-Gumar, 17tli May. Nos. 497 & 499. 



^ . Iris hazel ; bill and legs black. 



? . Iris hazel; bill dusky^ lighter towards base. 



The series collected shews the male in every stage of 

 plumage, from quite young to fully adult. 



[I found the males of the Beautiful Sunbird in flocks 

 where the Mimosa was flowering. The females were rather 

 rare. I never noticed the species north of Goz-Abu-Gumar. 

 — R. M. H.] 



3G. Nectarinia metallica. 



Nectarinia metallica Licht. ; Witherby, p. 242 ; Grant & 

 Reid, p. 634. ; N. C. Roths. & WoUast. p. 4. 



a-c. $ ad. et imm. Jebel Auli, 4th Feb. Nos. 37-39. 



d. ? . Goz-Abu-Gumar, 17th May. No. 490. 



$ . Iris light brown ; bill and legs black. 



$ . Iris hazel ; bill black, light at base of lower mandible ; 

 legs and feet black. 



[I never saw the Blue-collared Long- tailed Sunbird south 

 of Jebel Auli—R. M. II.] 



37. iEoiTHALUS PUNCTIFRONS. 



JEgithalus punctifrons Sundev. ffifvers. Vet.-Akad. 1850, 

 p. 129; AVitherby, p. 243 ; N. C. Roths. & Wollast. p. 5. 



a. S . Jebel Ahmed-Agha, 19th Feb. No. 63. 



b. ?. Goz-Abu-Gumar, 17th May. No. 491. 

 Iris light hazel ; bill dusky ; legs and feet bluish ash. 

 [We did not find the Nubian Penduline Titmouse common. 



It seems to have the habits of an Acanthiza. — R. M. 11.] 



