22 Major J. W. Yerbury on the Birds of 



There are probably more species of Plover to be found up 

 the harbour on tlie mnd^ notably one like the Dotterel 

 (? jEgialitis geoffroyi) . 



63. Heron. {Ardea, sp. inc.) 



Two Blue Herons, one large, the other small, are to be 

 seen, on and off, all the year round on the mud-flats up the 

 harbour, and they are, perhaps, more frequent during the 

 cold weather. 



64. Egrets. (? Herodias, sp. inc.) 



One shot at Labej in January had a buff crest, yellow eyes, 

 and greenish-black legs. A quantity of Egrets were breed- 

 ing in March 1883 in some small baubul trees near a village 

 about three miles from Lahej. Egrets of various sorts are 

 often seen on the mud-flats up the harbour. 



65. Spoonbill. [Platalea leucorodia.) 

 A cold-weather visitant. 



66. Ibis. (Sp. inc.) 



A dark -coloured Ibis was seen near Zaidah. I believe it 

 breeds in the high tamarind-trees near Haith-al-him. 

 Q7. Flamingo. [Phcenicopterus i^oseus.) 

 A regular visitant in the cold season. 



68. Common Teal. {Querquedula crecca.) 



A male and female were shot in the river between Haith- 

 al-him and Zaidah on the 29th of December, 1884. I have 

 only seen this pair, but I believe it to be a regular cold- 

 Aveather visitor. All Ducks are called " But ''' by the Arabs. 

 Mr. Chevallier has shot Ducks near Little Aden, also up the 

 Khora-Muksa creek. Other species of Duck are doubtless to 

 be found during the cold weather, but I have never seen 

 them. 



69. Hemprich^s Gull. [Lavas hemprichi.) 



Found here all the year round. I do not think that any 

 Gull or Tern breeds on Aden. If it does, it will be pro- 

 bably on the high cliffs near Round Island. 



[This pretty medium-sized Gull is quite a feature of the 

 voyage in the Red Sea. On our journey down in May several 



