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93. Hydrochelidon hybrida (Pall.) ; Blanf. t. c. p. 294. 

 No. 105. In winter plumage. 



[Resident throughout the year.] 



94. Sterna saUxNtdersi, Hume^ Str. F. 1877^ p. 326. 



No. 52. An adult and an immature skin, both bearing out 

 the characters given by Mr. Hume for the species. 



[Resident, breeding near Abdulla Bank, Turkish Arabia.] 



95. Sterna anglica, Mont. ; Dresser, B. Eur. viii. p. 295, 

 pi. 585. 



[No. 13. Resident. Breeding in the vicinity, on both the 

 Persian and Turkish sides.] 



96. Spatula clypeata (L.) ; Blanf. t. c. p. 301. 



[No. 97. Winter visitant, arriving in September and 

 leaving in March. The one sent to the Museum was ob- 

 tained during the current year by my collector, at Fao.] 



97. QuERQUEDULA ciRciA (L.) ; Blanf. t. c. p. 301. 

 [Nos. 40, 101. Winter visitant, from September to March. 

 No. 40, shot on the 13th of March, 1884. 



No. 101, on the 15th of September, 1884.] 



98. PoDicEPs MINOR (Gm.) ; Blanf. t. c. p. 304. 

 [Arrives in September, leaving in February.] 



99. PoDiCEPS cristatus (L.) ; Blanf. t. c. p. 304. 



[No. 117. Winter visitant. The only bird shot by me was 

 procured on the 21st of October, 1884. 



I believe I saw a Grebe just off the mouth of the river in 

 January, 1884, when paying a visit to the Pelicans^ nests.] 



XLYII. — On a Collection of Birds from Bushire, in the 

 Persian Gulf. By R. Bowdler Sharpe, F.L.S., F.Z.S., 

 &c., Zoological Department, British Museum. 



FoLLOAviNG closely on the interesting collections sent by 

 Mr. Gumming, as recorded in the foregoing paper, the 

 Museum has received a valuable consignment from Mr. A. 

 J, V. Palmer, from Bushire. Most of the species are 



