Birds from the White Nile. 459 
the rump blackish brown, and the tail white barred with 
black and slightly marked with chestnut. 
The occurrence of this species at Fashoda extends its 
known range a long way to the north. Previously it had 
not been found further in that direction than Lake Naivasha 
in British East Africa. 
[I only saw a single specimen of this little Jacana. It 
rose out of a klior along with several individuals of the larger 
African species. — R. M. H.] 
170. LOBIVANELLUS SENEGALLUS. 
Lobivanellus senegallus Linn.; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 328. 
a,b. S. Fashoda, 29th March. Nos. 236, 237. 
Iris yellow, granulated and veined with black; wattles 
bright yellow, red at the upper extremity ; bill ochreous, 
black at tip ; legs and feet ashen green. 
The Senegal Wattled Lapwing was not procured either by 
Mr. Witherby or by Messrs. Rothschild and Wollaston. 
171. HoPLOPTERUS SPINOSUS. 
Hoplopierus spinosus (Linn.); Witherby, p. 277; Grant 
& Reid, p. 690; N. C. Roths. & WoUast. p. 32; Gates, Cat. 
Eggs Brit. Mus. ii. pp. 12, 345 (1902). 
a,b. S' Kaka, 25th Feb. & 5th March. Nos. 72 & 106. 
Iris crimson ; bill, legs, and feet black. 
[The Egyptian Spur- winged Plover was common. — 
R. M. H.] 
172. Chettusia leucura. 
Eurypterus leucurus (Licht.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 
xxiv. p. 171 (1896). 
Euhyas leucura (Licht.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxiv. 
pp. X, 736 (1896). 
a-e. ? . Omdurman, 2nd Feb. Nos. 25-29. 
Iris light brown ; bill black ; legs and feet gamboge-yellow. 
. It should be noted that the White-tailed Plover has the 
front of the metatarsus covered with transverse scales, and 
should therefore come under the heading Lobivanellince 
(of. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxiv. p. 90). I do not, however, 
believe that the scaling of the tarsus is of much value as a 
subfamilv character. 
