144 Mr. W. R. Ogilvic-Grant on 



123. Cerchneis tinnunculus. 



Cerchneis tinnunculus (Linn.) ; Gr.uit & Reid, p. G83. 



a. ? . Wad Shali, 5tli Feb. No. 41. 



b. cJ. Jebel Ain, lltli Feb. No. 58. 



Iris hazel ; bill bluish slate-colouretl ; legs and feet ochreous 

 yellow. 



[I sa'.v large flocks of the Kestrel in February near 

 Ed-Duem soaring high over the river. Further south it 

 was very rarely met with. — R, M. H.] 



124. Phalacrocorax africanus. 



Phalacrocorax africanus (Gmel.) ; Witlierby, p. 273 ; 

 Grant & Reid, p. 683 ; N. C. Roths. & Wollast. p. 30. 



a, h. ? . Ed-Duem, 20th May. Nos. 532, 533. 



Iris light red; bill and bare skin yellow, dusky on 

 culmen; legs and feet black. 



These two examples of the Little African Shag are in 

 winter plumage. 



125. ^Plotus rufus. 



Plutus rufus Lacep. ; Grant & Reid, p. C83. 



[Darters were common all along the river. — R. M. H.] 



126. "^Pelecanus onocrotalus. 



Pelecanus onocrotalus Linn. ; Grant, Gat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xxvi. p. 462 (1898); Witherby, p. 273; N. C. Roths. & 

 Wollast. p. 30. 



[Pelicans were common. They came to roost on some of 

 the khors in thousands, and flew off in the morning just after 

 sunrise to their fishing- grounds. — R. M. H.] 



127. *Ph(enicopterus roseus. 



Phccnicopterus roseus Pall. ; Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xxvii. p. 12 (1895) ; Witherby, p. 274. 



[I observed Flamingoes only on two occasions near Kaka. 

 —R. M. H.] 



128. *Plectropterus rueppelli. 



Plectropterus rueppelli Scl. ; Witherby, p. 275 ; Grant & 

 Reid, p. 683. 



[The Spur-winged Goose was very common. Its flesh was 

 coarse and had an extremely unpleasant flavour. — R. M. H.] 



