THE IBIS. 



TENTH SERIES. 



Vol. V. No. 2. APRIL 1917. 



X. — The Birds of Yemen, south-icestern Arabia, ivith an 

 account of his journey thither by the collector, Mr. G. 

 Wyman Bury, By W. L. Sclatkr, M.A., ]\I.B.O.U. 



(Plates III. & IV., aud Text-figure 1.) 



Introduction. 



The former Turkish Province of Yemen in south-western 

 Arabia has beeu seldom visited by European travellers, and 

 it was a piece of good fortune that enabled the British 

 Museum to obtain the services of Mr, Bui*y to travel into 

 the interior of the province in 1913 to make zoological 

 collections. 



Mr. Bury spent a year in the country and made two 

 journeys inland. During the first of these he penetrated 

 as far as Menakha^ which lies at an elevation of 7500 feet, 

 and where he spent half the month of December 1913 and 

 the whole of January 1913. On the second journey he 

 reached Sanaa, the chief town of the province, some way 

 beyond Menakha, and here he spent parts of the months of 

 August and September 1913. 



The collections of birds sent home by Mr. Bury consisted 

 of upwards of 400 skins ; a portion of thee were destined 



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