446 Mr. W. ]{. Ogilvie-Grant on 
133. *Spatula clypeata. 
Spatula clypeata (Liun.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 324'. 
[The Shoveller was common. I saw very large flocks on 
a khor west of Fashoda in April. — E,. M. H.] 
134. ^Nettion crecca. 
Nettion crecca (Linn.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 323 ; N. C. 
E-oths. & Wollast. p. 31. 
[I shot several Teal near Fashoda in May.^ — K. M. H.] 
135. QUERQUEDULA CIRCIA. 
Querquedula circia Linn. ; Grant & Reid, p. 685. 
a. ^ . Fashoda, 25th March. No. 176. 
Iris hazel ; bill, legs, and feet dusky. 
[The Garganey was very common. — R. M. H.] 
136. Scopus umbretta. 
Scopus umbretta (Gmel.) ; Grant & Heid, p. 685. 
a. S • Kaka, 5th May. No. 435. 
Iris hazel; bill, legs, and feet black. 
[I observed only a few Hammer-heads. They were 
generally seen, feeding along the khors. — R. M. H.] 
137. Abdimia abdimii. 
Abdimia abdimii (Licht.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 326; 
Gates, Cat. Eggs Brit. Mus. ii. p. 375 (1902). 
a. ? . Fashoda, 31st March. No. 266. 
Iris hazel ; bill greenish, reddish at tip ; cheeks dark blue ; 
hare skin round eye red ; throat red ; legs olivaceous, feet 
and knee-joints pink. 
[The White-bellied Stork is common from Fashoda to 
Khartum. I took three eggs out of a nest which was built 
in a tree in the middle of a Shilluk village. The eggs of this 
bird were not previously represented in the British Museum 
Collection.— B. M. H.] 
138. DiSSURA EPISCOPUS. 
Dissura episcopus (Bodd.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 326. 
a. ? . 20 miles N. of Fashoda, 16th April. No. 367. 
Iris hazel ; bill blackish red, darker along crest of culmen ; 
bare skin on head dark blue ; legs greyish black. 
