43G Mr. W. R. Ogil vie- Grant on 



a. S ''^vam. Kaka, 5tli March. No. 109. 



b-d. S imra. et ? . Fashoda, 26th March. Nos. 184, 

 185, 200. 



Iris hazel ; bill and legs black. 



[The Pied Kingfisher is very common all along the Nile. — 

 R. M. H.] 



98. CORYTHORNIS CYANOSTIGMA. 



Corythornis cyanostigma (Riipp.) ; Grant & Reid, p. 077. 

 a. '$. Fashoda, 25th March. No. 179. 

 h. $. Fashoda, 1st April. No. 275.' 



c. ? . Goz-Abn-Gumar, 19th May. No. 518. 

 Iris hazel ; bill and legs vermilion. 



[The Malachite-crested Kingfisher is rather rare on the 

 White Nile.— R. M. H.] 



99. Halcyon semic^rulea. 



Halcyon semiccerulea (Forskal) ; Grant & Reid, p. 677. 



a. S ■ Near Renk, 15th May. No. 472. 



b. S . Goz-Abu-Gumar, 19th May. No. 513. 

 Iris hazel ; bill vermilion; legs dark red. 



[The African Grey-headed Kingfisher was generally to be 

 seen in the scrub along the Nile. I never saw it fishing. 

 It was very wild and nut often observed. — R. M. H.] 



100. Halcyon chelicutensis. 



Halcyon chelicutensis (Stanl.) ; Grant & Reid, p. 678. 

 a. c?- Fashoda, 29th March. No. 231. 

 5, c t- ? . 20 miles N. of Fashoda, 6th & 14th April. 

 Nos. 296 & 358. 



d. S . Kaka, 23rd April. No. 390. 



Iris dark hazel ; bill dull red, dusky at tip ; legs purplish 

 red in front of tarsus, chrome-red at back. 



[[ generally found the Striped Kingfisher some wa}^ from 

 water; it seems to feed chiefly on insects. It is fairly 

 common. — R. M. H.] 



101. EURYSTOMUS AFER. 



Eurystomus afer (Lath.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 318. 



f Breeding. 



