On Birds from Efulen in Camaroon. 46] 



Two very common Egyptian residents, viz. the Parasitic 

 Kite, Milvus atgyptius, and the Hooded Crow, Corvus comix, 



were, so far as I could learn, never seen in the Wadi. 



On Feb. 13th a Crow, which I took to be Corvus umbrinus, 

 was observed near the edge of the desert. 



The Hoopoe, Upupa epops, was occasionally seen in the 

 Wadi. 



Owls were very uncommon, two only having been observed 

 during my stay : one was a small bird, which, in the distance, 

 appeared to be of a more or less uniform greyish colour, and 

 was seen, late one morning, sitting on a mound close to the 

 edge of the desert. From its general appearance, I am 

 inclined to think that it was Scops giu. The other Owl, 

 a large dark-coloured bird, probably Asio accipitrinus, was 

 observed flying around the spot where I was awaiting the 

 evening flight of Ducks. 



A large Vulture, possibly Gyps fulvus, was noticed on one 

 occasion circling round at a great height. 



A few Egyptian Vultures, Neophron percnopterus, are said 

 to occasionally visit the Wadi. 



On Feb. 18th a flock of about fifty Gulls was seen 

 standing in one of the lakes, but too far off to be identified 

 with certainty. 



XXIX. — On further Collections of Birds from the Efulen 



District of Camaroon, West Africa. By R. Bowdler 



Sharpe, LL.D. With Notes bij the Collector, Gr. L. Bates. 



—Part III * 



(Plate IX.) 



The present paper continues the account of the collection 

 sent home by Mr. Bates in 1904; while on his return to 

 Europe he brought with him a further interesting series of 

 birds, which I also catalogue, as they are mostly from the 

 River Ja. 



* See Part I. < Ibis,' 1904, p. 88 ; Part II. < Ibis,' 1904, p. 591 ; and 

 Mr. Bates's Field-notes above, p. 89. 



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