24 Hon. N. C. Rothscliild and Mr. A. F. R. Wollaston 
its extraordinarily tough skin, which is capable of turning shot 
of almost any size at more than thirty yards distance. 
64-. Ceiiyle rucis (Linn.). 
1] S- 
This was the only Kingfisher we saw. It was very com- 
mon and remarkably tame, sometimes hanging motionless in 
the air within a few yards of us, and then dropping with a 
sudden splash into the river. 
65. COCCYSTES GLANDARIUS (Liui).). 
151 ? . 
Our solitary specimen of the Great Spotted Cuckoo was 
the only one seen. 
. Q>Q. Cextropus superciliosus Hempr. & Ehrenb. 
363 S. 
We only met with this bird once. 
Q7 . Trachyphomus margaritatus (Riipp.). 
203 c?,432 S ' 
The bills of our specimens are a little longer than those of 
Abyssinian examples in the Tring Museum. 
This gaudy Barbet was very rare at Shendi ; we only met 
with it on two occasions. It has a loud clear note, which 
might easily be mistaken for a human whistle. 
The native name of this bird means '^ wood-pecker.^' 
68. Mesopicus goertan (P. L. S. Miill.). 
Our single specimen of this species was the only Wood- 
pecker that we saw. It was in the midst of a very dense 
thicket, and our attention was drawn to it by hearing its 
very characteristic cry. 
69. TuRTUR TURTUR (Linu.). 
34 J . 
A single Turtle-Dove was shot at Shendi on February J 9th. 
It appears to be slightly paler than the majority of 
European specimens, but it can be matched by British 
examples. It was probably a European bird in its winter- 
quarters. 
