430 Mr. W. 11. Ogilvie-Grant on 



S. climacurus, the male from Jebel Aiu (No. 57) being 

 intermediate iu tint between the two types. 



[The Long-tailed Nightjar was the commonest of its kind 

 on the White Nile. It was sometimes found in companies 

 of from four to seven under bushes. I found several clutches 

 of its eggs, which were not previously represented in the 

 British Museum Collection.— K. M. 11.] 



87. Maurodipteryx macrodipterus, 

 Macrodipteryx macrodipterus (Afzel.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, 



p. 312. 



a-d. c? ? et c? inim. Kaka, 3rd-7th May. Nos. 427- 

 429 & 446 f. 



Iris dark hazel ; bill, legs, and feet dusky. 



[I met with the Standard-winged Nightjar on three 

 occasions and procured one egg, which was laid on the bare 

 ground near a game-path at Kaka. — R. M. II.] 



88. Melittophagus pusillus. 



Melittophagus pusillus P. L. S. Milller; Grant, Ibis, 1900, 

 p. 313. 



Merops pusillus Witherby, p. 262; N. C. Roths. & 

 Wollast. p. 23. 



a. c?. Khartum, 23rd Jan. No. 1. 



b. S ' Fashoda. 30th March. No. 247. 



c. c?. Kaka, 29th April. No. 408. 

 Iris crimson ; bill and legs black. 



[The Rufous-winged Bee-eater was seen iu a garden at 

 Khartum, and all along the river as far south as Fashoda. — 

 R. M. H.] 



89. Merops viridis. 



Merops viridis Linn. ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xvii. 

 p. 78 (1892). 



Merops viridissimus Swains. ; Witherby, p. 262 ; N. C. 

 Roths. & Wollast. p. 23. 



a,b. S- Kaka, 8th-13th March. Nos. 124, 131. 



c. ? . 20 miles N. of Fashoda, 8th April. No. 303. 



t Breeding ; egg ubtaiued. 



