Birds from the While Nile. . 449 



145. Ibis iETHioPiCA, 



Ibis (Bthiopica (Lath.) ; Witherby, p. 271; Grant &Reid, 

 p. 68G. 



a. S- El-Kawa, 19tli May. No. 526. 



Iris hazel ; bill, legs, and feet black. 



[The Sacred Ibis was fairly common. — R. M. H.] 



146. Plegadis falcinellus. 



Plegadis falcinellus (Linn.) ; Witherby, p. 271 ; Grant & 

 Reid, p. 686. 



a,b. <S • Jebel Ain, 11th February. Nos. 49, 50. 



Iris dark hazel ; bill^ legs, and feet black. 



[The Glossy Ibis was distributed all along the river, but 

 was not very plentiful. — R. M. H.] 



147. Hagedashia hagedash. 



Hagedashia hagedash (Lath.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 325 ; 

 Witherby, p. 271. 



a. S' Kawa, 19th May. No. 527. 



Iris hazel, with an outer ring of pearly white ; bill black, 

 vinaceous on the culmen ; legs and feet black, red on the 

 upper surface of the toes. 



[The Hadadah Ibis was common along the river. When 

 disturbed it makes a great noise, which sounds like '^ Wha- 

 ha-ha.'" At night it roosts in trees in company Avith Egrets 

 and Herons.— R. M. H.] 



148. Platalea leucorodia. 



Platalea leucorodia (Linn.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xxvi. p. 44 (1898) ; N. C. Roths. & Wollast. p. 30. 



a. Imm. Ed-Duem, 25th May. 



An immature specimen of the Spoonbill, with the two 

 outer primary-quills largely brownish black, the third, fourth, 

 and eighth to tenth quills tipped with the same colour, and 

 all with dark shafts. 



149. Platalea alba. 



Platalea alba Scop. ; Witherby, p. 271 ; Grant & Reid, 

 p. 686. 



a,b. ? . Ed-Duem, 25th May. Nos. 572 & 573. 



