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95. Mihvus ^GYPTius Gm. ; Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1895, p. 509. 

 No. 76. S . Sheikh, Jan. 29, 1897. Iris hazel. 



This Kite is very plentiful, from Berbera, where it may be 

 seen in hundreds, to the summit of the Goolis range. Its 

 boldness and audacity I have never seen equalled. A native 

 standing close to me was holding a small piece of meat in 

 his hand when one of these birds swooped down and seized 

 it, inflicting at the same time a horrid wound with one of 

 its claws. This was only one of many such incidents. 



96. PoLioHiERAx SEMiTOfiQUATUs (Smith) ; Shelley, Ibis, 

 1885, p. 391. 



No. 141. S • Sogsoda, Feb. 14, 1897. Iris brown; legs 

 orange. 



No. . ?. 



No. . ? . 



These miniature Falcons are fairly plentiful, but they are 

 not often seen, as they are very sedentary in their habits, 

 sitting for hours on the same dead bough watching till some 

 unfortunate lizard ventures far enough from the protecting 

 covert, when, with graceful " stoop," they seize their victim, 

 and return with him to their '' watch-tower." 



97. Cerchneis tinnunculus (L.) ; Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1895, 

 p. 510. 



No. 130. S- Sogsoda, Feb. 11, 1897. r Iris brown; legs 

 No. 214. S • Wagga, Mar. 4, „ 1 yellow. 

 This seems to be the Common Kestrel of the Goolis, but it 

 is not very plentiful. 



98. BuTORiDEs BREViPES (H. & E.) ; Sharpc, Cat. B. Brit- 

 Mus. xxvi. p. 278. 



No. 32. S • Berbera, Jan. 19, 1897. Iris brown. 



Shot in the harbour at Berbera. This specimen agrees 

 with the dark-plumaged race which inhabits the shores of 

 the Red Sea. 



99. Lepterodias gularis (Bosc) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. xxvi. p. 114. 



No. 19. c? . Berbera, Jan. 18, 1897. Iris light yellow. 



No. 33. ? . „ Jan. 19, ,, „ „ 



These Egrets are common in Berbera harbour, where they 



