18 Major J. W. Yerbmy on the Birds of 



A Crow is very common just outside the Isthmus position, 

 but rarely comes into Aden. The plumage of most of these 

 Crows has a peculiar rusty look ; many are also marked with 

 white. They appear to be residents, but I do not know 

 where they breed. 



t'Sl. Wattled Starling. {Dilophus carunciilatus.) 

 Shot at Huswah on the 3rd of August out of a flock of 

 five or six. 



t32. Weaver-bird. [Hyphantornis galbula.) 



A Weaver-bird is resident at Aden. It breeds at the tanks 



and one or two other places in camp, and it is very common 



inland at Laliej. 



t33. Waxbill. [Estrelda rufibarba.) 

 Common in the neighbourhood of Lahej. 



34. Sparrow. [Passer, sp. inc.) 



A Sparrow is common at Lahej and Shaikh Othman, but 

 is only occasionally seen at Aden at the tanks. 



t35. Finch-Lark. [Pyrrlmlauda melanauchen.) 

 A black-bellied Finch-Lark is common about Shaikh Oth- 

 man and generally in the desert districts. The birds in the 

 neighbourhood appear to have more black, of a deeper tint, 

 underneath than the Indian ones (P. grisea) . 



36. Crested Lark. [Alauda cristata.) 

 The Crested Lark is common inland. 



t37. Desert-Lark. [Alatnon desertorum.) 



Common just outside the Isthmus lines and generally iu 



the desert inland. On first seeing this bird it appears strange 



and unlike a Lark, but on watching its habits closely they 



are seen to be more truly Lark-like than they appear at first. 



38. Green Pigeon. {Treron, sp. inc.) 



A Treron, probably T. abyssinica, was found in a large 

 flock at Haith-al-him in March 1883. Unfortunately, all 

 those shot were eaten, and no record was kept of their colour, 

 dimensions, &c. 



