Birds from the White Nile. 459 



the rump blackish brown, and the tail white barred with 

 black and slightly marked with chestnut. 



The occurrence of this species at Fashoda extends its 

 known range a long way to the north. Previously it had 

 not been found further in that direction than Lake Naivasha 

 in British East Africa. 



[I only saw a single specimen of this little Jacana. It 

 rose out of a khor along with several individuals of the larger 

 African species. — R. M. H.] 



170. LOBIVANELLUS SENEGALLUS. 



Lubivanellus senegallas Linn.; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 328. 



a,b. S ' Fashoda, 29th March. Nos. 236, 237. 



Iris yellow, granulated and veined with black; wattles 

 bright yellow, red at the upper extremity ; bill ochreons, 

 black at tip ; legs and feet ashen green. 



The Senegal Wattled Lapwing was not procured either by 

 Mr. Witherby or by Messrs. Rothschild and Wollaston. 



171. HoPLOPTERUS SPINOSUS. 



Hoplopierus sjnnosus (Linn.) ; Witherby, p. 277 ; Grant 

 & Reid, p. 690; N. C. Roths. & Wollast. p. 32; Gates, Cat. 

 Eggs Brit. Mus. ii. pp. 12, 345 (1902). 



a,b. S- Kaka, 25th Feb. & 5th March. Nos. 72 & 106. 



Iris crimson ; bill, legs, and feet black. 



[The Egyptian Spur- winged Plover was common. — 

 R. M. H.] 



172. Chettusia leucura. 



Eurypterus leucurus (Licht.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Bpt. Mus. 

 xxiv. p. 171 (1896). 



Euhyas hmcura (Licht.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxiv, 

 pp. x, 736 (1896). 



a-e. ? . Oradurman, 2nd Feb. Nos. 25-29. 



Iris light brown ; bill black ; legs and feet gamboge-yellow. 



It should be noted that the White-tailed Plover has the 

 fiont of the metatarsus covered with transverse scales, and 

 should therefore come under the heading Lobivanellin(B 

 [cf. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxiv. p. 90). I do not, however, 

 believe that the scaling of the tarsus is of much value as a 

 subfamilv character. 



