964 CAPT. STANLEY S. FLOWEB ON THE [Dec. 18, 



Family Akdeldje. 



AEDEA PrEPl'EEA (L.). 



The Purple Heron I only saw on three days on the "White Nile 

 (between Jebel Ain and Jebel Ahmed Agar), but it was numerous 

 in the papyrus-swamps on the Bahr-el-Jebel and Babr-el-Ghazal. 



Aedea goliath Cretzschra. 



The Goliath Heron was noted on 30 days out of the 47 : all 

 along the White Nile from Omdurman to Lake No, on the Zeraf, 

 Jebel, and Ghazal rivers, and on Lake Ambadi. It is a very noble- 

 looking bird. . It was always seen solitary, never in parties. Its 

 harsh loud cry is one of the most familiar noises heard when travel- 

 ling in this region. 



Nycticoeax sp. inc. 



A Night-Heron was noted on the White Nile south of Kaka, on 

 the Sobat and Bahr-el -Zeraf, and in flocks of a hundred or more 

 individuals in the papyrus-swamps of the Bahr-el-Jebel and Bahr- 

 el-Ghazal and on Lake Ambadi. 



Examples of at least six more species of Herons were seen on the 

 White Nile, but no specimens were shot. 



Family Geijid^:. 

 Geus getjs (L.). 



A flock of this species of Crane seen near Goz Abu Goma on the 

 13th of March, and near El Duem on the 25th of April. 



Antheopoides yiego (L.). 



A flock of Demoiselle Cranes seen near Goz Abu Goma on the 

 13th of March, and a large flock near Jebel Ain on the 17th of 

 March. 



Baleaeica payonina (L.). 



The lovely Crowned Crane was noted on 26 days out of the 47 : 

 on the White Nile from near Omdurman to Lake No, frequently 

 in flocks of several hundred individuals. On the 17th April I saw 

 some scores of these beautiful birds feeding in and around the en- 

 trenchments of Fashoda Fort. We saw some near the mouth of 

 the Sobat. On the Zeraf they were very numerous near its junction 

 with the Nile, but, curiously, after going 20 or 30 miles upstream 

 we saw none. On the Bahr-el-Jebel we saw only a few individuals 

 near the furthest point south we reached. On the Ghazal and 

 Arab rivers and on Lake Ambadi they were numerous, going about 

 in pairs. The wild, somewhat trumpet-like call which these Cranes 

 utter as they take to the wing is very fine. 



LlSSOTIS MELANOGASTEE (Kaup). 



Specimens of this Bustard were shot on the Bahr-el-Ghazal on 



