694 Mr. M. J. Nicoll on a [ Ibis, the wing measurements of specimens of JM. 0. cleopatra, in the British Museum, average 63mm. Those in the Giza Museum average 92 mm. ; over 20 measured.

The name lamark used by 8. & P. is antedated by orientalis.

Pycnonotus barbatus arsinoé (Lichtenstein).

A pair from Halfa, Feb. 1921, are decidedly different in coloration from any of our series at Giza. It would be interesting to compare a large series from the vicinity of Halfa.

Bubo africanus cinerascens (juerin.

o” Singas) Jan. 1921.

Tyto alba alba (Scopoli).

@. Sennar, Jan. 1921. The Barn-Owl varies considerably throughout its range in Egypt and the Sudan. I have seen specimens in Egypt as dark as, or even darker than, the so-called maculata, of the Sudan. On the other hand, some specimens from Khartoum, which I have seen, are as pale and little spotted as are the majority of Hgyptian examples.

Otus scops scops (Linnzeus).

9. Sennar, Jan. 1920.

Falco biarmicus abyssinicus Neumann. A young ?. Singa, Jan. 1921.

Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Linneus.

é. Um Ruaba, Kordofan, Dec. 1920. 2 9. Halta, eb. 192i These agree well with the pale Kestrels which pass through Egypt, and must at present be assigned to this form though they seem to be a little paler than British examples.

Milvus migrans parasitus (Daudin).

1 g,1 2. Sennar and Singa respectively, Jan. 1921.

Milvus migrans egyptius (Gmelin).

og HaltasKepe loo 17 This was probably breeding or about to do so, as a note on the label says ** Testes enlarged.”