Birds from the White Nile. 437 
a. $ . Henk, 12th May. No. 466. 
Iris hazel; bill yellow ; legs olivaceous. 
[I only saw the African Roller once. — R. M, H.] 
102. CORACIAS ABYSSINICUS. 
Coracias abyssinicus Bodd. ; Witherby^, p. 262 ; Grant & 
Reid, p. 678 ; N. C. Roths. & Wollast. p. 22. 
a-c. c^ et J imm. Kaka, 24th-30th April. Nos. 404, 
405, 412. 
c?. $ t- Goz- Abu-Gum ar, 16th May. No. 478. 
Iris hazel ; bill blackish_, horn - coloured at base ; legs 
olivaceous. 
[The Abyssinian Roller was fairly common and was 
generally found in pairs. It was usually to be seen sitting 
on the top of a tree or perched upon a reed on the look out 
for insects.— R. M. H.] 
103. Pal^ornis docilis. 
Pal(Eornis docilis Vieill. ; Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xx. 
p. 447 (1891). 
a-k. cf ? et (5" $ imm. Goz-Abu-Gumar, 16th-19th 
May. Nos. 479, 481-484, 519-523. 
Iris pale straw-colour ; bill red, blackish at tip and on 
lower mandible ; legs and feet grey. 
[The African Ringed Parrakeet was very common about 
Abba Island, but I did not see it either to the north or 
the south of that locality. — R. M. H.] 
104. Scops leucotis. 
Scops leucotis (Temm.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. ii. 
p. 97 (1875) ; Witherby, p. 268. 
Pisorhina leucotis (Temm.) ; N. C. Roths. & Wollast. p. 27. 
a. S • Goz-Abu-Gumar, 16th May. No. 473. 
Iris orange-yellow ; bill horn- coloured. 
[I only saw one specimen of the White-eared Scops Owl. 
It was sitting quite upright, on a high brancli of a Mimosa 
nilotica and looked more like a dead stick than a bird. — 
R. M. H.] 
t Breeding. 
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