416 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on 
44. Lanius nubicus. 
Lanius nubicus Licht, ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 149; 
Witherby, p. 250; N. C. Roths. & Wollast. p. 13. 
a,b. $. Kaka, 28tli Feb. Nos. 80, 81. 
c. S' 20 miles N. of Fashoda, 8th April. No. 305. 
d. (^ t- 20 miles N. of Fashoda, 13th April. No. 342. 
e. S imm. Ed-Duem, 23rd May. No. 566. 
Iris hazel ; bill bluish black, lighter below ; legs black. 
[The Nubian Shrike was not common.^R. M. H.] 
45. Bradyornts pallidus. 
Bradyornis pallidus (Miill.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 150. 
a. ? ad. Kaka, 13th March. No. 132. 
h. (^ ad. 20 miles N. of Fashoda, 19th March. No. 
151. 
c. S ad.t Kaka, 29th April. No. 410. 
Iris hazel ; bill, legs, and feet black. 
These birds belong to the smaller race of B. pallidus which 
has been called B. subalaris Sharpe. 
a. ? . Wing 3*15 inches; tail 2*7. 
b, c. ^. Wing 3-3-3-4 inches ; tail 2-8-3-0. 
[I did not notice the Pale Robin- Shrike north of Jebel 
Ahmed -Agha. It carries itself very much like the English 
Robin.— R. M. H.] 
46. Phylloscopus rufus. 
Pliylloscopas rufus (Bechst.) ; Witherby, p. 257 ; Grant & 
Reid, p. 6M. 
a. ^ . Wad Shalai, 5th Feb. No. 47. 
Iris hazel ; bill and legs horn-coloured. 
The Chififchaff was rarely met with. Mr. Witherby, more- 
over, only came across it once. 
47. Sylvia curruca. 
Sylvia curruca (Linn.) ; Witherby, p. 258 ; Grant & Reid, 
p. 645. 
a. ^. Wad Shalai, 5th Feb. No. 45. 
Iris pale brown ; bill and legs black. 
[The Lesser Whitethroat was not common. — R. M. H.] 
t Breeding. 
