602 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on Birds from 
Sobat belong to the dark type ; the remaining bird from the 
Sobat, together with those from Renk and the Baro River, 
vary from the pale to the intermediate stages. 
82. LopHocEROS NASUTUS. 
Lophoceros nasutus (Linn.); Grant & Reid, p.675; Reich. 
ii. p. 257 (1902); Butler, p. 354; Neumann, 1905, p. 188. 
a-c. ¢. Polkom, March 22nd to 24th. 
d-f. g. Elea, April 6th. 
83. Upupa EPOPs. 
Upupa epops Linn.; Grant, p. 432; Reich. u. p. 333 
(1902); Butler, p. 352. 
a. go. Khartum, January 10th. 
84. IrRIsoR ERYTHRORHYNCHUS. 
Trrisor erythrorhynchus (Lath.); Grant, p. 433; id. Ibis, 
1905, p. 209; Butler, p. 352. 
Irrisor erythrorhynchos Reich. 11. p. 3838 (1902) [part.]. 
Irrisor erythrorhynchos guineensis Reich. 1. p. 340. 
frrisor erythrorhychos niloticus Neumann, 1905, p. 194. 
af, 6 2 etimm. Polkom, March 23rd & 24th. 
g,h. 9 ad.etimm. Elea, April 6th & 7th. 
85. ScoprELUS NOTATUS. 
Scoptelus notatus Salvin; Grant, p. 435 ; Butler, p. 353. 
Scoptelus aterrimus Steph.; Reich. 11. p. 844 (1902) [part.]. 
Scoptelus aterrimus notatus Neumann, 1905, p. 196. 
Scoptelus aterrimus emini and S. a. major Neumann, 1905, 
Pp: 197: 
a. 2? imm. Kawa, January 28th. 
b. g@. Polkom, March 24th, 
c-e. 6 @. Hlea, April 4th & 6th. 
fag: 6% Wuake Timero, April 5th: 
As stated in my paper quoted above, the male speci- 
men of Scoptelus procured by Mr. R. M. Hawker, twenty 
miles north of Fashoda, has the. primaries entirely metallic 
steel-blue, without any trace of a. smoky-grey subterminal 
patch. This is apparently characteristic of the very old 
male of S, notatus Salvin. Two males of typical S. aterrimus 
