on the Red Sea Coast in May 1908. 393 



(iv.) Motacilla jiava melanocephala Licht. ? 



a. ? . Khor Arbat, 5. 5. 08. 



A few Black-headed Yellow Wagtails were seen along the 

 stream for the first five days of May. This female was with 

 two or three of these, and probably is of the same subspecies. 

 There is hardly any trace of a pale eyebrow. 



5. Al^mon alaudipes (Desf.). 



Fairly frequent round Port Sudan and along the coast 

 plain. 



6. Galerida cristata (Linn.). 



a-d. Three males and one female. Port Sudan, 19.5.08. 



Crested Larks were very common round Port Sudan and 

 along the coast. I took my examples to Tring to get them 

 subspecifically identified, and they appeared to agree best 

 with G. c. brachyura Tristr., of Palestine. 



7. Ammomanes deserti (Licht.). 



a. $. Jebel Bawati, 11.5.08. 



b. ? juv. Khor Arbat, 1.5.08. 



c. ?. Khor Arbat, 1.5.08. 



Pairs and small parties of these lictle Desert-Larks were 

 met with daily among the rocky ground near the hills. 



8. Pyrrhulauda melanauchen (Cab.). 

 a. S' Port Sudan, 25.5.08. 



These Finch-Larks were abundant near the coast. I met 

 with one or two very large flocks of some hundreds. They 

 all seemed to be in full moult. 



9. Emberiza septemstriata Rupp. 

 a. ? . Khor Arbat, 2. 5. 08. 



Pairs and small parties of this little Rock-Bunting were 

 fairly frequent among the hills. I noted them on eight of 

 the first sixteen days of May. 



10. ^DEMOSYNE CANTANS (Gm.). 



a. ? . Talgwareb Station, 29. 4. 08. 



I shot this bird at a station on the Red Sea Railway on 

 my way to Port Sudan, but I did not note it on the coast. 



