Birds from the White Nile, 449 
145. Ibis ^THioPicA. 
Ibis cethiopica (Lath.) ; Witlierby, p. 271 ; Grant & Keid^ 
p. 686. 
a. ^. El-Kawa, 19th May. No. 526. 
Iris hazel ; bill^ legs^ and feet black. 
[The Sacred Ibis was fairly common. — E. M. H.] 
146. Plegadis falcinellus. 
Plegadis falcinellus (Linn.) ; Witherby, p. 271 ; Grant & 
Reid, p. 686. 
a,b, S . Jebel Ain, 11th February. Nos. 49, 50. 
Iris dark hazel ; bill, legs, and feet black. 
[The Glossy Ibis was distributed all along the river, but 
■was not Very plentiful. — U. M. H.] 
147. Hagedashia hagedash. 
Hagedashia hagedash (Lath.) ; Grant_, Ibis, 1900, p. 325 ; 
Witherby, p. 271. 
a. S' Kawa,. 19th May. No. 527. 
Iris hazel, with an outer ring of pearly white ; bill black, 
vinaceous on the culmen ; legs and feet black, red on the 
upper surface of the toes. 
[The Hadadah Ibis was common along the river. When 
disturbed it makes a great noise, which sounds like " Wha- 
ha-ha.'^ At night it roosts in trees in company with Egrets 
and Herons.— R. M. H.] 
148. Platalea leucorodia. 
Platalea leucorodia (Linn.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 
xxvi. p. 44 (1898) ; N. C. Roths. & Wollast. p. 30. 
a. Imm. Ed-Duem, 25th May. 
An immature specimen of the Spoonbill, with the two 
outer primary- quills largely brownish black, the third, fourth, 
and eighth to tenth quills tipped with the same colour, and 
all with dark shafts. 
149. Platalea alba. 
Platalea alba Scop. ; Witherby, p. 271 ; Grant & Reid, 
p. 686. 
a,b. ?. Ed-Duem, 25th May. Nos. 572 & 573. 
