446 Mr. \V. K. Oyilvie-(}iaiit on 



133. *Spatula clypeata. 



Spatula chjpeata (Linu.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 32 t. 

 [Tlie Shoveller was common. I saw very large flocks on 

 a khor west of Fashoda in April. — R. M. H.] 



134. "^Nettion crecca. 



Nettion crecca (Linn.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 323; N. C. 

 Eoths. & Wollast. p. 31. 



[I shot several Teal near Fashoda in ]May. — 11. ^NI. II.] 



135. QUERQUEDULA CIRCIA. 



Querquedula circia Linu. ; Grant & Reid, p. G85. 



a. ^ . Fashoda, 25th March. No. 176. 



Iris hazel ; bill, legs, and feet dusky. 



[The Garganey was very common. — R. M. H.] 



136. Scopus umbretta. 



Scopus umbretta (Gmel.) ; Grant & Reid, p. 685. 

 a. c? . Kaka, 5th May. No. 435. 

 Iris hazel; bill, legs, and feet black. 



[I observed only a few Hammer-heads. They were 

 generally seen feeding along the khors. — R. M. II.] 



137. Abdimia abdimii. 



Abdimia abdimii (Licht.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 326; 

 Gates, Cat. Eggs Brit. Mus. ii. p. 375 (1902). 



a. ? . Fashoda, 31st March. No. 266. 



Iris hazel ; bill greenish, reddish at tip ; cheeks dark blue ; 

 bare skin ronnd eye red ; tliroat red ; legs olivaceous, feet 

 and knee-joints pink. 



[The White-bellied Stork is common from Fashoda to 

 Khartum. I took three eggs out of a nest which was built 

 in a tree in the middle of a Shilluk village. The eggs of this 

 bird were not previously represented in the British Museum 

 Collection.— R. M. H.] 



138. Dissura episcopus. 



Dissura episcopus (Bodd.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 326. 

 a. ? . 20 miles N. of Fashoda, 16th April. No. 367. 

 Iris hazel ; bill blackish red, darker along crest of culmen ; 

 bare skin on head dark blue ; legs greyisli l)lack. 



