444 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on 
123. Cerchneis tinnunculus. 
Cerchneis tinnunculus (Linn.) ; Grant & E-eid^ p. 683. 
a. ? . Wad Shall, Sth Feb. No. 41. 
b. ^ . Jebel Ain, 11th Feb. No. 58. 
Iris hazel ; bill bluish slate-coloured ; legs and feet ochreous 
yellow. 
[I saw large flocks of the Kestrel in February near 
Ed-Duem soaring high over the river. Further south it 
was very rarely met with. — R. M. H.] 
124. Phalacrocorax africanus. 
Phalacrocorax africanus (Ginel.) ; Witherby, p. 273 ; 
Grant & Reid, p. 683 ; N. C. Roths. & Wollast. p. 30. 
a,h. ? . Ed-Duem, 20th May. Nos. 532, 533. 
Iris light red; bill and bare skin yellow, dusky on 
culmen ; legs and feet black. 
These two examples of the Little African Shag are iii 
winter plumage. 
125. "^Plotus rufus. 
Plotus rufus Lacep. ; Grant & Reid, p. 683. 
[Darters were common all along the river. — R. M. H.] 
126. "^Pelecanus onocrotalus. 
Pelecanus onocrotalus Linn. ; Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 
xxvi. p. 462 (1898); Witherby, p. 273; N. C. Roths. & 
Wollast. p. 30. 
[Pelicans were common. They came to roost on some of 
the khors in thousands, and flew ofl" in the morning just after 
sunrise to their fishing-grounds. — R. M. H.] 
127. *Phcenicopterus roseus. 
Phoenicopterus roseus Pall. ; Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 
xxvii. p. 12 (1895) ; Witherby, p. 274. 
[I observed Flamingoes only on two occasions near Kaka. 
— R. M. H.] 
128. *Plectropterus rueppelli. 
Plectropterus rueppelli Scl. ; Witherby, p. 275 ; Grant & 
Reid, p. 683. 
[The Spur-winged Goose was very common. Its flesh was 
coarse and had an extremely unpleasant flavour. — R. M. H.] 
