420 Mr. W. R. Ogilvic-Graiit on 



forehead and crown dull rusty red strongly streaked with 

 black. This rare species was represented in the British 

 Museum by only a single example from Southern Nubia. 



[The Eed-capped Fantail- Warbler was fairly common 

 about Fashoda. I found some of these birds quite two miles 

 from the river. They are much less shy than other grass- 

 birds and, when disturbed, fly up into bushes instead of 

 hiding in the herbage. — R. M. H.] 



57. CiSTICOLA MARGINALIS. 



Cisiicola maryiaaUs (Heugl.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 vii. p. 258 (1883) ; Grant & Reid, pp. G52, 653. 



a. $. Kaka, 8th Mar. No. 125. 



b-f. S ? . Fashoda, 26th-29th Mar. Nos. 197, 205, 

 209, 238, 239. 



Iris light brown ; bill dusky ; legs horn-coloured. 



As already pointed out {cf. Ibis, 1901, pp. 652, 653), this 

 species, which appears to be confined to the Valley of the 

 White Nile, may be at once distinguished from C. erythro- 

 genys Heugl. by having the upper tail-coverts buff, with 

 rarely a trace of black spots on one or two of the feathers. 

 This species is new to our collection. 



[We found Heuglin^s Grass- Warbler fairly common along 

 the banks of the White Nile near Fashoda. It is very shy 

 and takes cover in the grass when disturbed. — R. M. H.] 



58. RUTICILLA PHQENICURA. 



Ruticilla phcenicura (Linn.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 164 ; 

 Witherby, p. 258. 



a. (?• 20 miles N. of Fashoda, 11th Aprih No. 318. 



Bill, legs, and feet black. 



[The Redstart was not common and appeared to be very 

 sliy._R. M. H.] 



59. Saxicola melanoleuca. 



Saxicola melanoleuca (Giild.) ; Seebohm, Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. V. p. 385 (1881) ; Witherby, p. 259; N. C. Roths. & 

 Wollast. p. 18. 



a. $ . Jebel Auli, 4th Feb. No. 32. 



Iris hazel; bill and legs black. 



