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Jebel Bawati, or Bawateb (5514 feet), is one of the largest 

 eminences in the near vicinity. It lies back among the 

 other hills some forty miles north-west of Port Sudan, and 

 is about one march from the Khor Arbat. 



The natives of this district are Hadendowa of the Amarar 

 tribe. 



1. Nectarinia metallica Licht. 



a-h. Five adult males, one young male, and two females. 

 Khor Arbat, 1. 5. 08 to 6. 5. 08. 



The Metallic Sun-bird was very abundant and the males 

 were in perfect breeding-dress. Beautiful little parties of 

 this species and the Abyssinian Sun-bird used to collect on 

 trees in flower near the water. One male, though otherwise 

 in perfect breeding-plumage, still retained the short dull- 

 coloured tail ; it appeared, on dissection, to be breeding. 



2. CiNNYRis HABEssiNicus (Hcmpr. & Ehr.). 



a—g. Three adult males and four young males. Khor 

 Arbat, 1. 5.08 to 8. 5.08. 



The Abyssinian Sun-bird was very plentiful in the Khor 

 Arbat. The males had not quite completed the moult, and 

 shewed many quills about the head and neck. 



3. MOTACILLA ALBA LinU. 



The only White Wagtails I saw were two in the Khor 

 Arbat on May 13th. 



4. MoTACiLLA FLAVA Linn. 



I saw very few Yellow Wagtails in the Khor Arbat, and 

 only obtained four specimens. Black-beaded birds were 

 seen on the first five days in May, and various grey-headed 

 birds up to the 16th. In treating these birds subspecifically 

 I do so with hesitation, and will, for the present, keep a note 

 of interrogation after each. 



(i.) Motacilla fiava flava Linn. ? 



a. ? . Khor Arbat, 13. 5. 08. 



This was the last Yellow Wagtail I saw, excepting one on 

 May 16th. From its very marked pale supercilium and a 

 touch of whitish on the ear-coverts I ascribe it to this form. 



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