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which it takes in this locality. I shot two specimens, but 

 only preserved one of them, not attaching any importance 

 to the bird at the time, since it seemed so common. 

 I did not meet with it anywhere else. 



70. Pycnonotus arsinoe (Hempr. & Ehr.). 



a. <$ . Khartoum, Feb. 1903. 



This Bulbul is a tame and cheery bird, frequently entering 

 houses and evincing little fear of mau. It is common and 

 generally distributed in all the provinces. 



At Khartoum it breeds in gardens, principally in the 

 months of March and April. 



77. Eremomela griseoflava Heugl. 



a. ? . Bara, Kordofan, April 27, 1901. 



c. ? . Um Bosha, Kordofan. May 25, 1904. 



I found the Grey-and- Yellow Warbler common in the bush 

 in the red-sand country of Kordofan, noting it everywhere 

 from Hashaba to El Obeid, and north to Bara. It asso- 

 ciated in pairs or small parties of seven or eight, and strongly 

 reminded me of a Sylviella in appearance, though it is less of 

 a Creeper in habits. It is particularly partial to the bushes 

 of the "Sodom Apple" (Calotropis procera). 



78. Camaroptera brevicaudata Riipp. 



a. S ? Tewfikia, White Kile, April 1902. 



b. ? . Jebel Melbis, Kordofan, April 16, 1904. 



The Green-backed Bush-Warbler, though nowhere very 

 plentiful, is widely distributed. I have seen it at Gallabat 

 and on the Setit, on the White Nile, and in Kordofan. 

 It is generally noticed creeping about zaribas and thorn- 

 thickets. 



79. Sylvielea brachyura Lafr. 



a. S ? Near Gallabat, May 1901. 



b. ? . Tewfikia, Feb. 28, 1902. 



The Cinnamon-throated Bush- Warbler is a fairly common 

 and widely distributed little bird. I have met with it almost 

 everywhere from the Setit to the Bahr-el-Ghazal. Its round 



