354 Mr. A. L. Butler on the 



154. Lophoceros nasutus (Linn.). 



a. o . Mesjid, Blue Kile, March 31, 1901. 



This very plain-looking Horubill is a common bird of the 

 Soudan bush. It ranges further north than the next species 

 — nearly to the mouth of the Atbara. On the White and 

 Blue Niles both kinds occur together, but as the traveller 

 advances further up those rivers the red-billed bird gradually 

 replaces the other. 



Mr. N. C. Rothschild notes it as doing considerable damage 

 to the " dhurra " crops at Shendi. In the two specimens 

 which I have examined the stomachs contained locusts only. 

 I have also constantly seen it feeding on these insects, and I 

 fancy that it does more good than harm. 



155. Lophoceros erythrorhynchus (Temrn.). 



The Red-billed Horubill is abundant on the Blue Nile 

 above Wad Medani, and eastwards to the Abyssinian and 

 Eritrean frontiers. Ou the White Nile I have seen it as far 

 north as Jebel Ain, while south of this it becomes abundant, 

 extending into the Bahr-el-Ghazal Province. In Western 

 Kordofan it is common, frequenting the great baobab trees. 



In the nestling the spots and stripe on the back are buff 

 instead of white. A young bird just taken from the nest 

 was brought to me on the White Nile on Nov. 14th, 1902. 



156. Ceryle rudis (Linn.). 



a. ? . Khartoum, Nov. 21, 1902. 



The Pied Kingfisher is abundant on all the Soudan rivers. 

 In the " ambatch " along the Bahr-el-Ghazal and on the 

 Jur River it is extremely numerous for a Kingfisher, and 

 I have seen nearly a score together. 



157. Ceryle maxima (Pall.). 



a. <J. Gallabat, April 20, 1903. 



The Great Spotted Kingfisher is not uncommon on the 

 Upper Atbara near the Abyssiniau frontier, and on the Setit. 

 I have also seen it on the Rahad, but not often. 



158. Corythornis cyanostigma (Rtipp.). 



a. ? . Gallabat, May 7, 1901. 



b. S • Roseires, Jan. 24, 1903. 



