458 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on 



167. Glaheola pratincola. 



Glareola pratincola (Linn.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. INIus. 

 xxiv. p. 53 (1896) ; Withcrby, p. 278. 



a-d. (^ ? . Kaka, 3rd March. Nos. 101, 103-105. 



Iris liazel ; bill black, crimson at gape ; legs and feet 

 black. 



[The Pratincole was fairly common, and generally seen in 

 huge flocks on the islets of the White Nile. These flocks 

 have a curious habit of rising and going through evolutions 

 in the air, mounting up to a great height in a spiral. When 

 I first saw one of these living spirals I thought that it was a 

 " dust-devil " gone up to a great height, until I looked at it 

 through a telescope. After the spiral manoeuvre, the birds 

 split up into several flocks and separate in different directions, 

 eventually settling once more on an islet in the river. — 

 K M. H.J 



168. Phyllopezus africanus. 



Phyllopezus afr'icanus (Gmel.) ; Grant & Reid, p. 689. 



a. Ad. Kaka, 28th Feb. No. 79. 



b-d. c? et ? imra. 20 miles N. of Fashoda, 19th Mar.- 

 6th Apr. Nos. 142, 143, & 300. 



Iris hazel ; bill bluish grey on frontal plate^ bluer on actual 

 bill, and shading into dusky at the tip; legs and feet olive- 

 brown. 



[This Jacana was common along the banks of the river 

 and the khors south of Abba Island. — R. M. H.] 



Referring to the ' Catalogue of Birds ' (xxiv. p. G8), I find 

 that some erix)r has crept in there, for the characters ascribed 

 to Phyllopezus are not applicable either to P. africanus or 

 P. alhiimchay both of which possess a lai'ge flat shield 

 attached posteriorly to the crown. 



169. MiCROPARRA CAPENSIS. 



Microparra capensis (Smith) ; Sliarpe, Cat. B. Brit. ^NTus. 

 xxiv. p. 89 fl896). 



a. J imm. Fashoda, 31st March. No. 263. 



Iris brown; bill olivaceous, darker at the tip ; legs and 

 feet olivaceous. 



An immature bird with the crown of the head dull brown. 



