8 L. A. Jagerskiold. 



54. Lophygyps occipitalis (Burch.) sm c. A specimen of this 

 vulture was shot on Abba Island on the 12 th of February. 



55. Pseudogyps africanus (Salvad.) smc. j shot a specimen 

 of this bird at our farthest station south of Kaka. They often 

 visited our camp there together with Neophron monachus. 



56. Neophron monachus (Temm.) From about ed Dueim 

 southwards, this species began to be the predominating one, 

 replacing the following one that was hardly to be found south 

 of ed Dueim. On the 13 th of March I found a nest of this 

 species not far from Kaka. It was placed high on a Sunt acacia 

 and contained only one egg which was incubated. 



57. Neophron percnopterus (L.) +. Yery common from Wady 

 Haifa southwards especially round Khartum and Omdurman but 

 not to be seen south of Dueim. At the end of April I found 

 this vulture nesting in the neighbourhood of the sixth cataract 

 on shelves on the sides of some high and steep rocks. 



58. Helotarsus ecaudatus (Daud.) smc. The very interesting 

 Bateleur eagle was seen now and then along the White Eiver 

 at least as far south as the neighbourhood of Qoz Abu-Gomr, 

 where I shot one. In the swamps south of this place it was 

 not to be seen, but in May I observed it not far south of Shendy. 

 It always occurred in couples and was generally rather shy. 

 It was not at all abundant. 



59. Melierax metabates Heugl. At first observed not far 

 from G-ebel Auli. It was not bound to the grass-bordered sec- 

 tion of the river, though it decidedly occured in greater num- 

 bers there. It could not be said to be really abundant aloiu" 

 the "White River but it is one of the birds which very oft( 

 frequent the great grassfires so common along that river. 



60. Micronisus gabar (Daud.). A single specimen of tl 

 bird was shot on the 28 th of April near a place a few miles sout 

 of el Hobegi (between the 6 th cataract and Shendy). I nev< 

 observed it along the White River. 



61. Cerchneis tinnunculus (L.) f. This falcon, though n< 

 abundant, was observed from Khartum southwards at least as 

 far as Goz Abu-Gomr where I shot one on the 30 th of March. 



