686 Messrs. Sclater and Mackworth-Praed on [Ibis, 



Mr. Butler is also of this opinion. A. quite young bird has 

 a black tail like the adult. 



There are two unrecorded examples of C. m. lypura in 

 the British Museum obtained by Captain W. H. Dunn in 

 the Haraza hills of northern Kordofan in November 1902. 



Cercomela scotocerca scotocerca. 



Saxicola scotocerca Heuglin, Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. Sept.? 

 1869, p. 363 : Keren. 



Ruticilla fusc'icdudata Blanford, Ann. Mag. N. H. (4) iv. 

 Nov. 1869, p. 329. 



Cercomela scotocerca scotocerca (Heugl.) ; Neumann & 

 Zedlitz, J. f. O. 1913, p. 367. 



Bradyornis pumilus (nee Sharpe), Butler, Ibis, 1908, 

 p. 236. 



[B. coll.] 3 Erkowit Mch. R.S. 



[C. & L. coll.] 3 Erkowit Mch. Apl. R.S. 



The question of the priority of Heuglin's and Blanford's 

 names for this species seems a little doubtful. Heuglin 

 (Orn. N.O -Afr. ii, p. 81) in his supplement claims that his 

 name was published in September, but the titlepage of the 

 volume bears the date November 1869; Blanford's was pub- 

 lished in the November number of the Annals & Mag. N. H. 



(Enanthe cenanthe oenanthe. 



Saxicolu ouKintlie (enanthe (Linn.) ; Hartert, Vog. pal. 

 Faun. p. 679; Butler, Ibis, 1908, p. 234, 1909, p. 83. 



[B. coll.] 1 Gedaref Apl. Kas ; 1 Roseires Apl. Sen. ; 

 2 Khartoum Apl. May; 1 Fachi Slioya Nov. W.N. ; 

 1 Mayik Jan., 1 Gadein Jan., 1 KafFali Feb., 1 Wan 

 Apl. E.G. ; 1 Mongalla, 2 Gigging Oct., 2 Bor Oct. 

 Mon ; 1 Lado Feb. 

 [C. & L. coll.] 8 between Lake No and Bahr el Zeraf 



Feb. U.N. 

 [Chr. coll.] 2 Meridi Feb. E.G. ; 1 Yei Dec. L.E. 

 These Wheatears are rather larger than the ordinary 

 European birds. The wings of adult males average 98, 

 some reaching 103 mm. 



