260 Mr. A. L. Butler on the 



273. NUMIDA PTILORHYNCHA Licht. 



This Guinea-fowl was abundant everywhere along our 

 route in the Bahr-el-Ghazal Province. 



274. Pterocles quadricinctus Temm. 



This Sand-Grouse was common in the vicinity of water 

 from Meshra to Chak Chak and Dem Zubeir, coming to 

 drink_, as usual^ just at or after sunset. 



I took a clutch of three fresh eggs at the Pongo River on 

 Feb. 7th. 



275. LissoTis LOVATi Grant. 



Lord Lovat's Bustard was seen at intervals between 

 Meshra and Chak Chak^ and south towards Dem Zubeir, 

 but was comparatively scarce. 



At the Khor Kobshum, Blaine took one from two Tawny 

 Eagles which were killing it, and I shot a male near Meshra 

 in March. 



276. Otis denhami Childr. 



I saw this splendid Bustard several times between Moyen 

 and Chak Chak, but failed to shoot a specimen. The birds 

 appeared to keep very closely to the same bit of ground, and 

 on my return journey I generally saw them in almost the 

 identical spots where I had marked them down two months 

 before. They were, as a rule, extremely wary and hard to 

 approach, but on one occasion I got within forty yards of a 

 grand old male '' displaying ^Mn front of two females — of 

 course, when I had no rifle with me ! 



277. EupoDOTis ARABS (Liun.). 



I saw this Bustai'd on the Bahr-el-Ghazal Biver, but after 

 the ironstone country was entered Otis denhami was the 

 only large Bustard seen. 



278. Balearica cecili^ Mitchell. 



Crowned Cranes were met with, in comparatively small 

 numbers, on the Jur, Pongo, and Chell Rivers. 



I saw no Grey Cranes inland in the Bahr-el-Ghazal 

 Province. 



