Birds from the White Nile. 447 
[We did not find the White-necked Stork very common. 
It was generally seen feeding on newly burnt ground. — 
H. M. H.] 
139. *ClC0NIA ALBA. 
Ciconia ciconia (Linn.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxvi. 
p. 299 (1898). 
Ciconia alba Witherby, p. 272 ; N. C. Roths. & Wollast. 
p. 29. 
[White Storks were plentiful on our way up the river from 
Omdurman to Abba Island^ but were not observed on our 
return at the end of May. — -H. M. H.] 
140. *ClCONIA NIGRA. 
Ciconia nigra Bechst. j Sharpe^ Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxvi. 
p. 303 (1898) ; Witherby, p. 272 ; N. C. Boths. & Wollast. 
p. 29. 
[I noticed the Black Stork in February between Ed- 
Duem and Omdurman. — B. M. H.] 
141. Anastomus lamelligerus. 
Anastomus lamelligerus Temm. ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. 
Mus. xxvi. p. 308 (1898) ; Witherby, p. 273 ; N. C. Boths. 
& Wollast. p. 30. 
a, S ' Ed-Duem, 23rd May. No. 569. 
Iris brown, with a golden ring round the pupil ; bill dusky^ 
reddish at base ; legs and feet black. 
[We found the Open-billed Stork common along the river. 
It was breeding in April near Fashoda. — B. M. H.] 
142. Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis. 
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis (Shaw) j Sharpe, Cat. B. 
Brit. Mus. xxvi. p. 312. 
a, h. Ad. (heads only). Kaka, 15th March. No. 169. 
[The Senegal Jabiru, or Saddle-billed Stork, was not com- 
mon, and was generally found in pairs feeding on frogs in the 
swamps. I procured two specimens, but both skins were 
destroyed by beetles. It was not observed north of Jebel 
Ahmed-Agha.— R. M. H.] 
