PHILLIPS: BIRDS FROM THE SUDAN. 11 
Very tame. Sits low in the trees and the extraordinarily soft “ Weet, 
weet,” grows louder and louder until reaching a crescendo which is 
accompanied by an upright position and flapping of wings. This is 
almost the only bird sound heard at the heat of the day. 
LOPHOCEROS NASUTUS NASUTUS (Linné). 
1 o&, Magangani, Blue-Nile, 29 Jan. 
Common in certain places only. Usually singly and in the tops of 
high trees. Very wild. A loud, clear, double note with opening and 
closing of wings. 
UPUPIDAE. 
Upupa Epops Epops Linné. 
Pair, El Serifa, Blue-Nile, 14 Jan.; El Garef, 1 Feb. 
Note. Upupa butlert of Madardsz (Ann. Mus. nat. Hung., 9, p. 339) 
appears to be based on a small example of the European Hoopoe, 
which is a common winter resident in the Sudan. 
Upupa EPOPS MAJOR Brehm. 
1 &, Galegu, Dinder, 20 Feb. 
Probably common. ‘This specimen certainly belongs to the large- 
billed form. 
IRRISORIDAE. 
IRRISOR ERYTHRORHYNCHUS NILOTICUS Neumann. 
1 o, Fazogli, Blue-Nile, 16 Jan. 
Common in certain areas in large flocks. 
RHINOPOMASTUS MINOR (Riippell). 
2 o's and 1 9, Singa, Blue-Nile, 28 Dec.; Bados, 6 Jan. 
Fairly common, usually seen singly. 
MEROPIDAE. 
MELITTOPHAGUS PUSILLUS OCULARIS Reichenow. 
1 po and 2 9’s, Roseires, Blue-Nile, 13 Jan.; El Mesharat, 2 Jan. 
Common in pairs or broods. 
