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collected by Colonel Yerbnry at Laliej, and evidently belongs to the same species as 

 specimen (a), but tLe white specnlum on the base of the primaries is obsolete, the 

 ear-patch dark brownish, and the dark spot in front of the eye barely indicated. 



I am inclined to believe that L. speculigerus Tacz is merely the fully adult of 

 L. isabellimis. 



a. (J ad. ShaikOthman (IF.iJ.O.f?. and //.O.F.). Wing 3-9 in., tail 3-5. 



b. Vix ad. Lahej (J. It'. Yerlunj) „ 3-85 ,, „ 3"5. 



The length of tail in the above specimens appears to be slightly longer than 

 usual, the average measurement being 3-2 to 3-3 inches. This species was not 

 obtained by Messrs. Percival and Dodson. 



29. Lanius coUurio. 



Liinius colhirio Linn. : Yerbury, Ibis 189G, p. 21. 



a. mm. Wadi Bana, Abian Country. September 29th. 



b. Imm. Wadi Hassan, „ „ October 9th. 



30. Lanius phceuicuroides. 



Lanius phcmicuroides Severtz ; Gadow, Qet. B. Brit. ilus. viii. p. 278 (1883). 



a. ad. Shaik Othman. September 26th. 



b. c. (J ad. et ? 1mm. AVadi Bana, Abian Country. September 29th. 

 f' — ?• c? ? inun. Al Khaur, Wadi Hassan, Abian Country. October 2nd to 9th. 



This Shrike is new to the fauna of Southern Arabia. 



[At Shaik Othman this bird was only once seen, but in the Abian Country they 

 were common near the water in Wadi Bana and Wadi Hassan. — A. B. P.]. 



31. Hypocolius ampelinus. 



Hypocolius amjtclimis Bonap. ; Barnes, Ibis 1883, p. 74 ; Yerbury, I/iis 189(5, p. 21. 



This species is said to have been seen by the late Mr. Barnes near Shaik 

 Othman. No specimens, however, have been procured in the neighbourhood of 

 Aden. 



32. Sylvia nisoria. 



Sylvia nisoria (Bechst.) ; Seebohm, Col. B. Brit. Mus. v. p. G (1881). 

 a. (J Ad. Al Khaur, Wadi Hassan, Abian Country. October 7th. 



This is the first record of the Barred Warbler in South Arabia. 

 33. Sylvia atricapilla. 



Sylvia atricapilla (Linn.) ; Seebohm, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. v. p. 23 (1881). 

 ". ? ad. Shaik Othman. September 26th. 

 This is the first record of the Blackcap in Arabia. 



34. Sylvia cinerea. 



Sylria cinerea Bechst. ; Seebohm, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. v. p. 8 (1881). 

 o — b. (J ? ad. Shaik Othman. September 25th and 26th. 

 The Whitethroat is recorded for the first time from South Arabia. 



