( 26f, ) 

 II 'I. Lepterodias asha. 



A,dea ci^h, Sykes ; Barnes, Il.h 189.'!, p. 173. 



Arrlrii guhiris ; Yerbury (neo Boac), Ihis 189t), p. 37. 



Colonel Yerbnrj- doubted the occurrence of L. a.sha at Aden, and was of opinion 

 that the bird obtained l)y the late Mr. Barnes would prove to be L. cf/ilaris. 



Dr. Forbes and I, however, obtained a specimen which undoubtedly belongs to 

 the present species, and proves that Barnes' identitication was quite correct. 



1-0. Garzetta garzetta. 



Garzetia ganetUi (Linn.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxvi. p. 118 (1898). 



Dr. Forbes and I obtained an adult mrile of this species from a flock feeding on 

 the coast near Iluswa ; with them were a number of Lcpferodias aslia, one of which 

 was also secured. 



121. Ardeola ralloides. 



Ardeoln rallolilrs (Scop.) ; Sharpe. Cut. B. Brit. .I/«.s-. xxvi. p. 202 (1808). 

 ? iram. Shaik Othman. September 18th. 



Iris lemon-yellow : legs sage-green. (A. B. P.) 



This species has not previously been recorded from Southern Arabia. 



122. Bubulcus lucidus. 



Anlea hiihitfus Aiidonin ; Yerbury, Jlii 189G, p. .37. 

 a— (I. (J ? ad. Lahej. August 20th to September 4th. 



[? Iris pale yellow ; bill orange : legs pale yellow. 



This Egret is very common in and around Lahej, breeding in trees on the 

 market place in hundreds. Wlien we visited the Heronry we found both fresh eggs 

 and young birds in all stages of development. — A. B. P.] 



123. Ardetta podicipes. 



Anivtiii podicepx (Bonap.) ; Barnes, Ihls 1893, p. 173 ; Yerbnry, Jbis 1896, p. 37. 



a. 5 ad. Shaik Othman. September 22nd. 



b—r. Imm. Al Khaur. Wadi Ha.ssan, Abian Country. October Sib to 7tb. 



[Several seen in Wadi Hassan. — A. B. P.] 



124. Butorides brevipes. 



Ar<!,,i Ifrevipes; Hempr. & Ehr. Hartl. P.Z.S. 1881, p. 959. 

 Butornlf^ lorriprs ; Sharpe, Git. B. Brit. .Vim. xxvi. p. 278 (1898). 



Riebeck obtained this species at Bolhaf, and there are three examples from Aden 

 in the British Museum Collection, collected by Capt. H.J. Kelsall. 



12.5. (Edicnemus dodsoni. 



rF.diairmus dodsoni ; Grant Bull B. O. C. No. Ixvi. p. xix. (1899). 



(Edioiniinn Mcolopax ; Barnes (ucc S. G. Gmel.) Ibix 1893, p. 1G9 ; Yerbury, Ilns, 189G, p. 34. 



{J ad. liahej. August 2itii (Type of the itpecieii). 



This Tliiek-knee is most nearly allied to (T:. (tfllnis (Riipp.), but witli the ground- 

 colour of the interscapular region largely mixed with greyish bull', while the deep 



