Birds from the JVhite Nile. 463 
24th Jan., are remarkable : the former has the entire head 
and neck pure white, the latter has a white rin^ round the 
neck. Whether these birds are partial albinos in their 
ordinary winter plumage or males of the white type beginning 
to assume their summer plumage seems uncertain, but I am 
inclined to believe the former suggestion to be correct. 
187. Tringa minuta. 
Tringa minuta Leisl. ; Witherby, p. 277. 
. «. $ . Khartum, 26th January. No. 22. 
b,c. ? . Omdurman, 2nd Feb. Nos. 30 & 31. 
Iris dark hazel ; legs and feet black. 
The Little Stints are all in full winter plumage. 
188. Tringa subarquata. 
Tringa snbarquata (Giild.) ; Grant & Reid, p. 693. 
ttyb, c? ? . Goz-Abu-Gumar, 19th May. Nos. 515 & 
516. 
Iris hazel ; bill and legs black. 
A pair of Curlew-Sandpipers are in full breeding-plumage. 
189. *Gallinago gallinula. 
Gallinago gallinula, Grant & Reid, p. 693. 
[I shot a Jack-Snipe near Fashoda in April. It was very 
fat, and was the only one that I saw. — R. M. H.] 
190. Galunago gallinago. 
Gallinago gallinago (Linn.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 
xxiv. p. 633 (1896). 
a. $. Fashoda, 22nd March. No. 166. 
A Snipe has the iris hazel, the bill dark grey, lighter at 
the base, and the legs and feet dark brown, greyish on the 
tarsi. 
191. Rostratula capensis. 
Rostratula capensis (Linn.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 
xxiv. p. 683 (1896). 
a,b. S ' Fashoda, 31st March. Nos. 261 & 262. 
Two male Painted Snipes have the iris hazel, the bill duskv, 
paler below, and the legs and feet dusky. 
