14 Major J. W. Yerbury o)i the Birds of 



3. OsPREY. {Pandion haliaetus.) 



Another resident, thougli I fancy there are only three or 

 four pairs in the whole peninsula. It breeds in the cliflFs 

 near the sea. The head, neck, and breast are white, the 

 quills being darker. A pair frequent Steamer Point, and 

 ■ai?ij be seen perched on the flagstaff in front of the Eastern 

 Telegraph Co.^s office, on the rails in front of the R.A. mess- 

 house, and elsewhere, affording a good view of the birds. 



Inland, among other Hawks, one sees a very handsome 

 Harrier, of a blue-grey colour with black tips to the wings. 



4. Kite. (? Milvus (egyptius.) 



A Kite, probably the above species, is also a resident. In 

 Aden it breeds on the cliffs, inland on small trees. A nest 

 containing two eggs was found by me in the month of Feb- 

 ruary 1870 on a cliff near the sea. The eggs were very like 

 those of -the English Sparrow-Hawk in their markings. 



5. Barn-Owl. [Strix fiammea.) 



I have only seen one Owl in Aden, It was caught in the 

 K.A. barracks on the 29th of May, 1870, after a tremendous 

 storm, and was presented to the Royal Artillery Institution 

 at Woolwich. It was apparently the same as the English 

 Barn-Owl. 



Owls of some sort are reported to frequent the neighbour- 

 hood of the houses of the agents of the P. & O. and Messa- 

 gerie Maritime Companies, but I have never seen them. 



An Owlet (C«ri^e?) was seen near Lahej in some thick 

 Zizyphus jungle, but only allowed me to get a fleeting glimpse. 



6. Swallow. {Hirundo rustica.') 



Visits Aden in rough weather ; it may come at any time 

 of the year, but only remains a few days. 



■\7. Pale Crag-Martin. [Cotile obsoleta.) 



A Crag-Martin is with us all the year round ; it breeds in 



the caves. 



[Major Yerbury sent me a skin of this bird, which is now 



recorded from a perfectly new locality for this species. — 



U. B. S.] 



