4-66 



Mr. W. R. Osilvc-Cirant on 



the unusually rufous tinge may be merely the result of 

 weathering. 



ksex. 



Extent of 



white 



on tail 



(seen from 



Wing, below). 



J . Fashodii 6-8 2-6 



J. Sheudi 6-8 25 



c^. El-Kawa 67 2-5 



c? [sexed $ ] t. Sliendi 6-7 2-4 



(J . Argo I., Dongola . 67 2-4 



cT. Ed-Duem 66 2-2 



fT. Ed-Duem 66 2-1 



hex. 



Extent of 



wliile 



on t;iil 



(seen from 



Wing, below). 



2. Ed-Duem.... 6-4 2-:i 



2 . Sobat 6-4 2-0 



2. Bahr Seihaf. . 6-4 2-0 



$. Tette 6-4 1-9 



$. Tette 6-4 1-9 



2 . Famaka 6-3 2-1 



[This species was very common indeed. 

 R. jVi. H.] 



Mr. Loat gave 



me a nest and eggs 



200. TURTUII TUHTUK. 



Turtur turtur (Linn.) ; Salvad. Cat. E. Brit. Mus. xxi. 

 p. 396 (1893) ; N. C. Roths. & Wollast. p. 24. 

 Turtur communis Selby ; Witherby, p. 266. 

 a. ? . Ed-Duem, 22nd May. No. 555. 

 Iris hazel ; bill black ; legs vinaceous. 

 [The Common Turtle-Dove was very numerous. — R. M. 11.] 



201. Turtur roseogriseus. 



Turtur roseogriseus (Sundev.) ; Grant, Novit. Zool. vii. 

 p. 272 (1900) ; Witherby, p. 267; N. C. Roths. & AYollast. 

 p. 25. 



a. S imm. Ed-Duem, 22nd May. No. 557. 



Iris crimson; bill black; legs vinaceous. 



[We found the Rose-grey Turtle-Dove much wilder and 

 faster on the wing than T. ambiguus. — 11. M. H.] 



202. Turtur senegalensis. 



Turtur senegalensis (Linn.) ; Witherby, p. 267; Grant & 

 Reid, p. 696 ; N. C. Roths. & Wollast. p. 26. 

 a. ? . Kaka, 5th May. No. 436. 



t I feel sure that the sex of this Lird from Shendi lias been wronglj 

 determined. 



