466 
Mr. W. R. Ogilve-Grant 
on 
the unusually rufous tinge may be merely the result of 
weathering. 
Sex. 
Extent of 
white 
on tail 
(seen from 
Wing, below). 
in. 
c^ . Fashoda 6-8 
S. Shendi 6-8 
(S. El-Kawa 67 
S [sexed $ ] t. Shendi 67 
J . Argo I., Dongola . 6'7 
(S . Ed-Duem 6-6 
c^ . Ed-Duem 6-6 
m. 
2-6 
2-5 
2-5 
2-4 
2-4 
2-2 
2-1 
Extent of 
white 
on tail 
(seen from 
Sex. Wing, below). 
in. in. 
$. Ed-Duem.... 6-4 2-3 
$ . Sobat 6-4 2-0 
2 . Bahr Serhaf . . 6-4 2-0 
$. Tette 6-4 1-9 
$. Tette 6-4 1-9 
$ . Famaka 6-3 2'1 
[This species was very common indeed. Mr. Loat gave 
me a nest and eggs. — R. M. H.] 
200. TURTUR TURTUR. 
Turtur turtur (Linn.) ; Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxi. 
p. 396 (1893) ; N. C. Roths. & Wollast. p. 24. 
Turtur communis Selby ; Witherby, p. 2QQ. 
a. ? . Ed-Duem, 22nd May. No. 555. 
Iris hazel ; bill black ; legs vinaceous. 
[The Common Turtle-Dove was very numerous. — R. M. H.] 
201. Turtur roseogriseus. 
Turtur roseogriseus (Sundev.) ; Grant, Novit. Zool. vii. 
p. 272 (1900) ; Witherby, p. 267; N. C. Roths. & Wollast. 
p. 25. 
a. ^ imm. Ed-Duem, 22nd May. No. 557. 
Iris crimson; bill black; legs vinaceous. 
[We found the Rose-grey Turtle-Dove much wilder and 
faster on the wing than T. ambiguus. — R. M. H.] 
202. Turtur senegalensis. 
Turtur senegalensis (Linn.) ; Witherby, p. 267 ; Grant & 
Reid, p. 696 ; N. C. Roths. & Wollast. p. 26. 
a. ? . Kaka, 5th May. No. 436. 
t I feel sure that the sex of this bird from Shendi has been wrongly 
determined. 
