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6. Argya squamiceps (Cretzschm.) ; Yerbury, t. c. p. 23. 

 A female. " Bill aud feet light ochre ; iris brown.^' 



I found these birds among the cotton-bushes. They were 

 in families o£ five or six^ and seemed to prefer running 

 to flying. 



7. BuRNEsiA GRACILIS (Ci'etzschm.) ; Yerbury, t. c. p. 25. 

 A male. ^' Iris and eyelids light hazel.'" 



8. Pycnonotus xanthopygius (H. & E.) ; Yerbury, t. c. 

 p. 23. 



A female. " Bill and feet black ; iris dark brown ; eye- 

 lids white. ^■' 



9. Passer euchlorus (Licht.) ; Yerbury, t. c. p. 27. 

 A male. '' Iris light hazel. '^ 



This bird was associated with Passer domesticus. 1 

 shot it out of a flock along with several of the latter 

 species. 



10. Passer domesticus (Linn.) ; Yerbury, t. c. p. 28. 

 Two specimens. " Iris brown." 



11. Pyrrhulauda melanauchen (Cab.) ; Yerbury, t. c. 

 p. 29. 



A male. " Bill slate ; iris brown." 



I saw many of these birds along the camel-track between 

 Sheik Otliman and Lahej. They were very tame, and were 

 feeding on the grain which had fallen from the camel- 

 loads. 



12. CEna capensis (Linn.) ; Yerbury, t. c. p. 30. 

 Two males. "Bill and feet red; iris brown," 



I saw only one small flock on the stubble-land. 



13. Pteroclurus exustus (Temm.) ; Ogilvie Grant, Cat. 

 B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 12 (1893). 



Pterocles exustus, Yerbury, t. c, p. 30. 

 Three specimens. ^' Bill and feet slate-colour; iris 

 brown." 



