1 91 7-] ff'^ Birds of Yei/iOK 159 



Phylloscopns coliybita abietinus. 



Sijlvia ubidina Kilsson, Kgl. Vet.-Akad. Ilandl. 1819, 

 p. 115 : Sweden. 



a. S ' Menakha, 7000 ft. 28. xii. 12. 



The CliifFchaff does not appear to liave been previously 

 recorded from Arabia, though noticed by jNIessrs. Forbes 

 & O. -Grant iu Socotra^ and common in winter in eastern 

 and north-east Africa. The example is rather a large one 

 (wing 62 mm.), and may perhaps be referred to the eastern 

 subspecies if it can be maintained. . 



Scotocerca inquieta buryi. 



Scotocerca buryi O.-Grant, Bull. B.O. C. xiii. 1902, p. 22: 

 Amiri dist., S. Arabia. 



a-c. 2 cT, 1 ? . Menakha, 7000 ft. 9. i. 13 to l.ii. 13. 

 d. o . Sok-al-Khamis, 7300 ft. 23. 7. 13. 



Bury's Scrub-Warbler has been known up till now only 

 from the single type, and the present series is most valuable 

 as confirming the distinctness of this form at any rate as a 

 subspecies. From the typical S. inquieta, the type-locality 

 of which appears to be central Arabia, it is easily distin- 

 guished by its darker and richer coloration, especially below, 

 and l)y the very distinct brown stripes on the chest ; the last- 

 named cliaracter also distinguishes it from the form found 

 in Baluchistan, in which these stripes, if present, are pale 

 and insignificant. This form, as pointed out by Hartert, 

 should be known as S. i. striata, while Nicol's S. i. innesi 

 appears to be indistinguishable from the typical form from 

 Palestine. The July example is slightly paler and more worn- 

 looking than the other birds, but not otherwise different. 



The male of February 1 had thistle-down in its beak, and 

 was nesting in the crevices of the stone-faced terraces. 



The male of January 9 is marked " bill brown, iris 

 pale yellow, feet very pale brownish ; length in the flesh 

 115 mm." 



The measurements of the male are : wing 49, tail 50, 

 tarsus 21, eulmen 9 mm. The female is identical in size 

 and markings. 



