690 Mr. M. J. Nicoll on a [Ibis, 



altirostris, )i^\\ew by Brehm in ' Vooelfang ' 1855, must be 

 used for the Egyptian, and not for the Dongola bird. The 

 error has been repeated by Sclater & Praed in their paper 

 (Ibis, 1918, p. 607). They also are in error in assuming 

 that the Egy[)tian '^ altirodris'" is the same as the Dongola 

 bird, which is wrongly called altirostris by Hartert. The two 

 forms are most distinct. The authors, while adopting 

 Hartert's views, use the older name of Brehm's for the 

 Upper Egyptian forms (1855), and include the Dongola 

 bird under this form ! Thus making '' confusion worse 

 confounded." 



Calandrella brachydactyla brachydactyla (Leisler). 

 ? . Kabashia, Berber, Jan. 1921. 



Calandrella brachydactyla hermonensis Tristram. 



Calandrella hrachydaiiijla ruhiginosa Nicoll, ' Handlist,' 

 p. 38. 



1 ? , 2 o . Kabashia, Berber, Dec. 1920. 



This appears to be the first record of this well-marked race 

 from the Sudan. I have other winter specimens in our 

 Museum from Khartoum. This race, which has been found 

 breeding iu Egypt, is easily separable from the typical form 

 by its paler, more sandy, coloration, and by the rufous 

 coloration of the crown of the head. 



Calandrella brachydactyla longipennis (Eversmann). 

 1 c?, lo . Kabashia, Berber, Jan. 1921 and Dec. 1920. 

 These are quite typical longipennis, and the occurrence of 

 this race in the Sudan is now recorded for the first time. 



Passer domesticns niloticus Nicoll & Bonhote. 



Passer domesticns halfa Meinortzhagen, Bull. B. 0. C. xli. 

 1921, p. 67. 



17 cJ, 5 ?. Haifa, Feb. 1921. 



I regret that I am unable to agree with Meinertzhagen. 

 The series collected by Flower are not separable from birds 

 from other parts of Egypt. Meinertzhagen gives, as a dis- 

 tinguishing character, a larger amount of chestnut on the 



