440 Mr. AV. 11. Ogilvie-Graut on 



111. *Neophron percnopterus. 



Neoj)hi'on percnopterus (Linn.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 i. p. 17 (1874) ; Witlicrby, p. 271 ; N. C. Koths. & Wollast. 

 p. 29. 



[The Egyptian Vulture was common about Khartum, but 

 was rarer further south. — R. M. H.] 



112. *Neophron monachus. 



Neophron monachus (Temm.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 i. p. 19 (1874). 



[This Vulture was very common south of Renk. It came 

 round the camp and helped to clear away scraps of meat, 

 while it was useful in cleaning up the skulls of the larger 

 game.— 11. M. H.] 



113. Circus ^ruginosus. 



Circus arvginosus (Linn.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit, Mus. i. 

 p. 69 (1874) ; Grant, Ibis, 1901, p. 292. 



a. ? . Fashoda, 21st March. No. 153. 



Iris brown ; bill, cere, and gape horn-coloured ; legs and 

 feet dirty yellow. 



[We found the Marsh-Harrier fairly common. — R. M. H.J 



114. MiLVUS iRGYPTIUS. 



Milvus (Bgyptius (Gmel.) ; Witherby, p. 270 ; Grant & 

 Reid, p. 681 ; N. C. Roths. & Wollast. p. 28 j Gates, Cat. 

 Eggs Brit. Mus. ii. pp. 285, 378 (1902). 



a,h. ? . Kaka, 2nd March. No. 97. 



c. ? . Fashoda, 29th March. No. 234 f. 



d. $ pull. Fashoda, 2ud April. No. 289. 



e. Pull. Fashoda, 2nd April. No. 290. 



Adult. Iris hazel; bill, cere, gape, orbits, legs, and feet 

 yr^low. 



Pull. Iris dark hazel ; bill slaty grey, yellow at base ; legs 

 and feet yellowish white. 



[I found many Egyptian Kites breeding near Fashoda. 



The nests were generally made of sticks, but I saw several 



made of reeds; we procured five sets of two eggs each. 



These Kites used to follow us when walking through the long 



t Breeding ; eggs taken. 



