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168. LoPHocERos NAsuTus (Linn.). 



169. LoPHocERos ERYTHRORHYNCHus (Temm.). 



Both these small Hornbills were frequently noticed on our 

 march in the Bahr-el-Ghazal. 



170. Ceryle rudis (Linn.). 



The Pied Kingfisher was common on the Bahr-el-Ghazal, 

 Jur, Pongo, and Chell Rivers. 



171. Ceryle maxima (Pall.). 



The Great Spotted Kingfisher was not uncommon on the 

 Jur, Pongo, and Chell Rivers, and was also seen at the Khor 

 Gitti. 



172. Corythornis cyanostigma (Riipp.). 

 a. s. ChakChak, 21.2.07. 



The little Malachite-crested Kingfisher was common at all 

 the rivers and khors which held water in the part of the 

 Bahr-el-Ghazal country through which we passed. 



I did not see Ispidina picta (Bodd.) on this journey. 



173. Halcyon sEMiciERULEUs (Forskal). 

 Occasionally met with all along our line af march in the 



Bahr-el-Ghazal, but not plentifully. 



174. Halcyon chelicutensis (Stanl.). 

 a. c?. Chak Chak, 17.2.07. 



Noted at intervals from Meshra-el-Rek to Chak Chak, 

 but not commonly. 



175. CoLius MACRURUs (Linn.). 



On October 13th, 1905, and for a few days afterwards, 

 I saw a pied example of this Coly, with the back, wings, and 

 tail mostly white, among a flock in Khartoum. Blue-naped 

 Colics were plentiful in the gardens at Suakin in April 1906. 

 They were constantly met with along our line of march in 

 the Bahr-el-Ghazal Province. These Colies are at present 

 quite abundant in Khartoum, their numbers having greatly 

 increased with the growth of trees and gardens. 



In captivity they are most charming birds. Their atti- 

 tudes are extraordinary and they often suspend themselves 



