338 Mr. A. L. Butler on the 



Blue Nile, the Atbara above the Setit Junction, and the Setit 

 River in March, April, and May 1903. It is a quiet un- 

 obtrusive bird, generally found searching for food among 

 fallen leaves in shady khors and thickets. Except in these 

 eastern parts of the Soudan, I have never met with it. 



108. Monticola cyanus (Linn.). 



a. $ . Khartoum, Oct. 7, 1902. 



b. ? . „ Feb. 18, 1903. 



The Blue Rock-Thrush is a fairly common winter visitor 

 to the northern part of the Soudan. From the end of 

 September to March a few may always be found in Khartoum 

 frequenting buildings, brickfields, old mud-ruins, &c. It 

 also haunts the rocky hills in the deserts. Nearly all the 

 examples which I have seen have been immature. 



109. Monticola saxatilis (Linn.). 

 a. S ■ Khartoum, Oct. 7, 1902. 



My remarks on M. cyanus apply equally to this species. 



110. Saxicola 03NANTHE (Linn.). 



a. ? . Gedaref, April 27, 1901. 



b. <J. Fachi Shoya, White Nile, Nov. 14, 1902. 



The Common Wheatear is generally distributed throughout 

 the Soudan in the cold season. It seems equally at home in 

 the bush, in the desert, or in the streets of Khartoum. 



111. Saxicola melanoleuca (Giild.). 



a. <J. Khartoum, March 18, 1901. 



b. ? ? Fachi Shoya, Nov. 14, 1902. 



c. <J . Khartoum, Feb. 21, 1903. 



The Eastern Black-throated Wheatear is comparatively 

 scarce, but I see several every winter. February, March, and 

 April seem to be the months in which it is most often met 

 with. At this season there are generally a few frequenting 

 the mud-ruins at the back of Khartoum. My specimen from 

 Fachi Shoya is in full male plumage, but appeared on dissec- 

 tion to be a female. 



