966 CAPT. 8TATTLEY S. FLOWER ON THE [Dec. 18, 



Family Laeid^:. 



HyDBOCHELLDOX HYBELDA (Pall.). 



A Tern seen at El Duem, and elsewhere, was probably of this 

 species. At least two other species of Terns were observed, but no 

 specimens were procured. 



Khy>*chops playieostbis Vieill. 



Flocks of red-billed Skimmers were seen on five occasions : near 

 Kink, near Fashoda, on Lake No, and between Heliat Nuer and 

 Shambe. 



Family Peeisteei:d.e. 



Tuetue ambiglts Bocage. 



This Turtle-Dove seems very numerous in suitable localities 

 along the "White Nile, from a little south of Kowa to the last 

 woods near Lake No, also on the Sobat, Zeraf, and Ghazal rivers. 

 On the Bahr-el-Jebel, owing to the general absence of trees, we 

 only occasionally saw any doves. 



Iris golden ; bill black ; legs and feet pink ; claws dark 

 horn. 



Chaxcopelia afea (L.). 



This beautiful little Pigeon is numerous in the woods and flies 

 very swiftly ; it was noted from Abu Zeit southwards along the 

 White Nile and also on the Bahr-el-Zeraf. 



Family Pteeoclid^;. 

 Pteeocles QUADBicracTrs Temm. 



Captain Dunn, E.A.M.C., shot a Sand-grouse of this species near 

 Gabt-el-Meghahid in March. 



On the White Nile from a little south of Omdnrman to Abu 

 Zeit, 12th to 16th March, we saw large flocks (in some cases there 

 must have been thousands of individuals) of Sand-grouse come 

 down to the river, usually about 9 a.m. No specimens were shot, so 

 I could not identify the species. 



Family Phasianide. 

 Nttmida ptilobhyncha Licht. 



" Gedad " of the Arabs. These Guinea-fowl were seen on the 

 White Nile near Goz Abu Goma, Abu Zeit, Jebel Ain, Benk, Jebel 

 Ahmed Agar, Kaka, Gabt-el-Meghahid, &c, and on the Bahr-el-Zeraf. 

 At daybreak and towards sunset flocks of from twenty to over a 

 hundred individuals may be seen drinking at the river's edge. 

 They are excellent eating. 



