394 Mr. A. L. Butler on Birds observed 



11. Hyphantornis galbula Riipp. 



a-f. Five males and one female. Khor Arbat, 2. 5.08 to 

 6.5.08. 



These Weavers were very plentiful, and busily engaged in 

 building nests on the tamarisks and acacias near the stream. 



12. Oriolus galbula Linn. 



I only noticed the Golden Oriole twice in the Khor 

 Arbatj on May 4th and 17th. Both individuals were adult 

 males. 



13. CoRvus affinis lliipp. 



This Crow was seen at Jebel Bawati and among the hills. 



14. CoRvus uMBRiNus Suudcv. 



This species was the common Crow round Port Sudan 

 and on the coast. 



15. Lanius leuconotus Brehm. 



a. S (breeding). Khor Arbat, 13.5.08. 



b. S (breeding). Jebel Bawati, 9. 5. 08. 



These birds were noted daily throughout the month, and 

 I think that most of them were breeding. On May 16th 

 I found a nest containing four young, placed about four 

 feet from the ground in a '' Marakh " bush (Leptadenia 

 spar Hum). 



16. Lanius isabellinus Ehr. 

 a. <S . Khor Arbat, 4. 5. 08. 



An adult male in very perfect plumage. This was the 

 only Isabelline Shrike I noticed during the month. 



17. Lanius nubicus Licht. 



The Masked Shrike was common in the Khor Arbat. 



18. Rhodophoneus cruentus (Hempr. & Ehr.). 

 o. c?. Port Sudan, 18. 5.08. 



6- ? • 



C' S juv. „ 



Seen a few times on the plain between Port Sudan and 

 Khor Arbat. In the young male the pink of the breast 

 extends up on to the throat, as in the adult, but is there 



