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62. Milvus aegyptius (Gm.) + . Exceedingly common in the 

 whole region. Especially in our southern camps when drying 

 fish and meat — charmut — our men were always surrounded 

 by heaps of thieving kites. We came to look upon them almost 

 as domestic birds of ours. 



63. Lophaetus occipitalis (Daud.). From Abba Island south- 

 wards we observed this interesting little eagle. Though not 

 very common it could not be said to be rare. 



64. Circaetus gallicus (Gm.) t. A single specimen was obtai- 

 ned on the 10 th of February north of ed Dueim. 



65. Haliaetus vocifer (Daud.). Very common especially 

 south of the northern limit of the acacia forests. 



On our way back in May we observed it also near Shendy. 



66. Circus cyaneus (L.) *. Harriers were not uncommon 

 along the White River. The specimens shot and examined by 

 me were all females belonging to this species. 



67. Turtur decipiens Finsch & Hartl. f. Though I and 

 my friends shot lots of turtle-doves — for the pot — along 

 the river especially between Gebel Auli and ed Dueim, unfor- 

 tunately no skins of them were brought home. But with the 

 help of v. Heuglin's big avifauna which I had got in my book- 

 trunk, I could make out that most of them belonged to this 

 species. South of Gebelein we seldom saw any turtle-doves at 

 all, as the river began to be bordered by sw T amps. 



68. Turtur semitorquatus (Kupp.) f. Some of the doves kil- 

 led belonged, so far as I could see from v. Heuglin's work on 

 the birds of NE. Africa, to this Abyssian species. The first 

 were shot near el Gerassi on the 8 th of February. Most pro- 

 bably also other species of turtle-doves were shot, but I am 

 sorry to say that these two species here recorded were the 

 only ones that I examined. 



69. Chalcopelia afra (L.) smc. We first found this dove in 

 the neighbourhood of Gebel Auli. My companion and guest 

 Dr W. Innes Bey says in his notes that it was common even 

 there, but I cannot remember the fact. 



