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 58. Pycnonotus arsinoe. 



Pyenonoim iirsiiioe (H. & E.); Yerbury, Ihis 1896, p. 23. 



1 fouuJ this Bnlbnl common in the Goldmohur Valley, and procured several 

 examples. 



59. Pycnonotus xanthopygus. 



Pijcimmtus .raiilhopygiiis (H. & E.); Yerbury, Ibii 1800, p. 23 ; Hawker, Ibis 1898, p. 375. 



". ? ad. Jebel Manif, N. of Lahej. August 13th. 



b — 0. (J ? ad. Lahej. September 8th. 



(/. ? ad. Huswa, Bay of Aden. September 19th. 



e—f. ad. Ma'ir, Abian Country. October 13th. 



60. Muscicapa grisola. 



ilusckojm gi-isiiln (L.) ; Barne.s, fhii 1893, p. 74. 

 II— i. cJ ? ad. et imm. Shaik Othman. September 17th to 23rd. 

 /.'. ad. Huswa, Bay of Aden. September 19th. 



[Very common in irrigated gardens at Shaik Othman. — A. B. P.] 

 61. Terpsiphone cristata. 



Terpsiphone cristata (Linn.) ; Yerbury, Ibis 1896, p. 22. 

 (I — /'. ? imm. Lahej. September Gth and 8th. 



Iris black ; bill and legs slate. (A. B. P.) 



62. Hirundo rustica. 



Iliruiuh rustica Linn. ; Yerbury, Ibis 1896, p. 22. 



Appears to be a rare visitor to Aden. 



63. Cotile obsoleta. 



Ptilomprogne obsoleta (Cab.) ; Yerbury, Ibis 1896, p. 22. 



I saw several of this species flying about the rocks in the Goldmohur Valley at 

 Aden, and obtained a specimen. 



64. Cotile riparia. 



Cotile riparia Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mas. s. p. 96 (1885). 

 ((. (J ad. Shaik Othman. September 26th. 



The Sand Martin had not previously been recorded from South Arabia. 



65. lynx torquilla. 



Ii/iix torquilla Linn. ; Hargitt, Cat. B. Br/I. .!/«.<. xviii. p. 560 (1890). 

 ((. cj ad. Shaik Othman. September 23rd. 



Iris brown ; bill brown ; legs dirty sage-green. (A. B. P.) 



The Wryneck is recorded for the lirst time from Southern Arabia. 



66. Coccystes jacobinus. 



Coccystes Jacobinus (Bodd ) ; Yerbury, Ihis 1806, p. 20. 



Examples of this Cuckoo have been obtained by Colonel Yerbury and Captain 

 Nurse. 



