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 40. Acrocephalus turdoides. 



Acrocepluilus turdoides (Meyer) ; Seebohm, Cat. B. Brit, iliis. v. p. 95 (1881). 



« (J. Shaik Othman, September 2Gth. 



6 ? . Al Khaur, Wadi Hassan, Abian Country. October 10th. 



This is the first record of this species from Arabia. 



Iris hazel brown; upper mandible black, lower grey becoming whitish towards 

 the base ; legs slate. (A. B. P.) 



41. Hypolais pallida. 



Hypolais imUida (Hempr. & Ehr.) ; Seebohm, Cat. B. Brit. Mks. v. p. 82 (1881). 



«. ad. Shaik Othman. September 18th. 



h.-d. (J $ ad. Al Khaur, AVadi Hassan, Abian Country. October 3rd to 10th. 



This Warbler, which had not hitherto been recorded from Aden, was obtained by 

 Dr. H. 0. Forbes and myself at Shaik Othman in November 1808. Specimens 

 from the same locality and from the Abian Conntry are in the present collection. 



42. H3rpolais languida. 



Uypolais languida (Hempr. & Ehr.) ; Seebohm, Cut. B. Biit. Miis. v. p. 80 (1881). 



a — c. 5 ad. Jebel Manif, N. of Lahej. August 13th. 



d. (J ad. Al Milah, south of Jimil. August 14th. 



e. ad. Mijba, north of Lahej. August 17th. 



Iris brown ; bill flesh-colour ; legs light sage-green. (A. B. P.) 

 This is the first time this "Warbler has been recorded from Arabia. The bastard 

 primary is abnormally lengthened in specimen </, exceeding the primary coverts in 

 length by 0-12 in. The bird from Al MOah, however, undoabtedly belongs to the 

 present species ; in the other four specimens the bastard primary is about equal in 

 length to the primary coverts. 



4a. Monticola cyanus. 



ilonticola ajaiius (Linn.); Yerbury, Ibis 1896, p. 22. 



Said to be a regular winter visitant at Aden. 



44. Monticola saxatilis. 



ilonticola saxatiUs (Linn.) ; Seebohm, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. v. p. 313 (1881). 

 «. cJ imm. Shaik Othman. September 20th. 

 b. 0. (J imm. Al Khaur, Wadi Hassan, Abian Country. October 2nd to Gth. 



The Rock Thrush had not hitherto been recorded from Aden. 

 [A solitary example of this Rock Thrnsh was shot at Shaik Othman ; it was in 

 very poor condition. A few were seen in the Abian hills. — A. B. P.] 



4o. Riiticilla sp. inc. 



RuticiUa sp. inc. ; Yerbury, Ibis 189G, p. 25. 



Colonel Yerbury writes : — " A Redstart is a casual cold-winter visitant, but the 

 exact species awaits identification ; it will, however, in all probability be found 

 to be It. phcenicurus or 7?. 'iiK.ioleuca." 



