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the 2nd of April, and near Kaka on the 18th. Notes on the former 

 specimen : — Iris golden. Bill greenish. Length, wing 14| inches, 

 tail 7 inches, tarsus 6 inches ; bill, culmen 1| inches, tip to gape 

 2j inches. 



EUPODOTIS AEABS (L.). 



"Oubara"of the Arabs. This large Bustard was occasionally 

 seen on the White Nile, Zeraf, and Grhazal rivers. 



Family GEdicnemid^e. 



(Edicnemus sp. inc. 



Thickknees were seen near Kaka on the 21st March, near 

 Gabt-el-Meghahid 15th April, near Eashoda 17th April, and were 

 numerous on the Zeraf and Grhazal rivers. 



Family CuESOEiiixa;. 



Pluyiantjs ^egtptius (L.). 



Only seen on Lake Ambadi on the 31st March, and on the 

 Bahr-el-Jebel on the 14th April . 



Family Paeeid^;. 



Phyllopeztjs afeicanus (6m.). 



This white-faced red Jacana was seen solitary or in little flocks 

 of four or five individuals, occasionally on the "White Nile from 

 Long Tom southwards, and frequently on Lake Ambadi and the 

 Zeraf, Jebel, Grhazal, and Arab rivers. 



Family Chaeadeildje. 



HOPLOPTEEUS SPINOSTTS (L.). 



This Plover was noted on 25 days out of the 47 : on the White 

 Nile from near Omdurman to Lake No, and on the Zeraf, Jebel, 

 Grhazal, and Arab rivers. 



HlMANTOPUS HIMANTOPUS (L.). 



Stilts were seen near El Duem, Abu Zeit, Jebel Ain, &c. on the 

 White Nile, a little south of Heliat Nuer on the Bahr-el-Jebel, 

 and on the Bahr-el-Arab. 



Eecuevieostea ayocetta (L.). 



Noted Avocets on the 12th of March a little north of El Duem. 



Numenius aequattjs (L.). 



NUMENIUS PH^FOPUS (L.). 



Both Curlews and Whimbrels noted in the northern part of the 

 White Nile in March. 



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