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goose and the Comb duck being the commonest species. We saw 
the Secretary bird once only. It is rare in the Sudan. 
The most abundant scavenger is the Egyptian kite which is bold 
past all belief, while there are several species of vultures. The Bate- 
leur eagle and the Great river eagle, Haliaétus vociferus are often seen. 
We saw the Sacred ibis on the Blue-Nile in great flocks, the Glossy 
ibis much less often, while pelicans of probably two species were noted 
occasionally. | 
The huge Scavenger stork, Leptoptilus crumeniferus was nearly 
everywhere a constant camp attendant. The Common stork and the 
Saddle-back stork were seen here and there. 
Little egrets, Bubulcus ibis followed the game, especially Buffalo, 
in large flocks, while a large White heron Herodias alba, or Mesophoyx 
brachyrhyncha was seen only once. 
Much remains to be worked out concerning the seasonal movements 
of resident birds. The sharply contrasted wet and dry season is very 
marked in this part of the Sudan. On the Abyssinian border showers 
occasionally occur in winter, but this never happens farther westward. 
Our route was from Sennar to Fazogli on the north bank of the 
Blue-Nile, then back to Abu Tiga by the same road and across to the 
Dinder River which is only two days journey from the Blue-Nile at 
this point. 
On the Dinder we travelled S. E. to Um Orug Isle and then back to 
Sennar by forced marches. We did little bird collecting on the Dinder 
as our time there was short. We used camel transport for the entire 
journey. 
To Dr. Allen belongs the credit of most of the actual collecting and 
I have to thank Mr. Outram Bangs for most valuable aid with identifi- 
cations. 
PHASIANIDAE. 
FRANCOLINUS CLAPPERTONI Children. 
5 specimens; 3 o’s, Bados, Blue-Nile, 7 Jan.; El Garef, 8 Jan.; 
Magangani, 1 Feb. 
Very plentiful in tall grass near the river. 
PrILOPACHYS FUSCUS FUSCUS (Vieillot). 
One o, Fazogli, Blue-Nile, 18 Jan. 
Only seen on Gebel Fazogli. 
