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 7:i. Caprimulgus inoruatus. 



Ciipriiiivlijus hwrnatiis Heugl. ; Hartert, C'lil. B. Bnt. ^Mtis. xvi. p. 5uG (1892). 



a. imm. Shaka, N. of Lahej. August 29th. 



b. cJ imm. Lahej. September 14th. 



e — e. ? ad. et imm. Shaik Othman. September 17th to 23rd. 

 /—(•/. (J 5 imm. Al Khaur, Aljian Country. October 1st to 5th. 



Oat of the seven specimeus collected, five (including three adults of both sexes) 

 belong to the rufous form, while two immature birds have the upper parts brownish 

 grey. There can be no doubt that the difterence in colour of the tipper parts has 

 nothing to do with either age or sex, but is purely individual. 



The rufous form from Arabia exactly resembles the immature tyjie of C. c'nnri- 

 momeus Sharpe from Lagos, which Mr. Hartert has alreadj' shown to be identical with 

 C. inornatus. 



This is the first time this North-East African species has been recorded from 

 Southern Arabia. 



73. Merops cyanophrys. 



Merops cyaiiojihri/s (Gab. & Heine) ; Terbury, Ibis 1896, p. 19. 



a—f- (J ? . ad. et imm. Lahej. August 19th to September 3rd. 

 g — i. [J ad. Shaik Othman. September 17th to 2l8t. 



Total length 8'0 inches ; iris carmine ; bill lilack ; legs greyish black. (A. B. P.) 

 74. Merops albicoUis. 



3Ierops sp. incert. ; Barnes, Ibis 1893, p. 71 ; Yerbury, 189G, p. 19. 



n — e. Ad. et imm. Jimil, N. of Lahej. August 16th. 



/. ? imm. Jebel Manif, X. of Lahej. August 12th. 



g — J,, j imm. Shaka, N. of Lahej. August 28th. 



; — )(. ^ 5 imm. Lahej. August 19th and 20th. 



This is the first time this Bee-eater has been met with outside Africa ; it is no 

 doubt the third species mentioned by both Colonel Yerbury and the late Mr. Barnes. 



75. Merops persicus. 



Merojis persicus Pall. ; Yerbury, Ibis 1896, p. 19 ; Hawker, Ibis 1898, p. 374. 



Not obtained by the Percival-Dodson Expedition. Captain Nurse procured it 

 on November 14th, at Aden. Colonel Yerbury records it from Shaili Othman on 

 March 4th, and from Lahej, March 12th. Mr. Hawker obtained two males at Lahej 

 on October 25th. 



76. Upupa epops. 



Upupci epnps Linn. ; Yerbury, Ibis 1896, p. 20. 



Jebel Manif, N. of Lahej. August 14th. 



Shaka. August 28th. 



Shaik Othman. September 21st and 22nd. 



Al Khaur, Wadi Hassan, Abian Country. October 8th. 



bill black at tip, flesh-colour at the base ; legs grey. (A. B. P.) 



