1918.] the Birds of the Anglo-Egyplian Sudan. 695 



Crateropus tenebrosus. 



Crateropus tenebrosus HartL Zool. Jahrb. 1887, p. 313, 

 pi. 12 : Kudurma, S.E. Bahr el Gliazal. 



[Chr. coll.] 1 Mt. Bagiozi, Mch. B.G. 



This is a very rare Babbler in collections, only some half 



dozen others being known. Mr. Butler states that it is 



quite a common bird in the vicinity of Kajo Kaji, in the 

 Lado Enclave. 



Crateropus leucopygius. 



Crateropus leucopygius (Riipp.) ; Reich w. V. A. iii. 

 p. 115. 



Heugliu (Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. p. 391) met with this species 

 at Gallabat on the borders of the Abyssinian highlands. 



The examples in the Museum are all from Abyssinia or 

 Eritrea. 



Ptyrticus turdinus. 



Ptyrticus turdinus Hartl. J. f. O. 1883, p. 425 : Tamaja, 

 Upper Welle distr. ; id. Zool. Jahrb. 1887, p. 315, pi. 11; 

 Reichenow, V. A. iii. p. 675. 



[Chr. coll.] 2 Yambio Mch., 1 Mt. Baginzi Mch. B.G. 



Three examples of this rare bird were secured by 

 Dr. Christy. He mentions that it frequents khor bottoms 

 in parties of half a dozen or so, and makes a loud clucking 

 noise, all the party joining in. The Museum previously 

 possessed only two examples of this species, both collected 

 on the Kibali river, one of the head-waters of the Welle, in 

 July 1906, by Boyd Alexander. 



Family Pycnonotid^. 



Pycnonotus tricolor minor. 



Pycnonotus utgricans var. minor Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. 

 p. 398 : Upper White Nile. 



Pycnonotus tricolor minor (Heugl.) ; Reichenow, V. A. iii. 

 p. 421 ; Butler, Ibis, 1908, p. 228, 1909, p. 81. 



[B. coll.] 1 Bahr el Ghazal Jan., 1 nr. Tonj Jan., 1 Kojali 

 Feb., 1 Doleiba May, B.G. ; 1 Lake No Feb. U.N. ; 



