162 Mr. W. L. Sclater on [Ibis, 



a-d. 3 c? , 1 ? • Menakha, 7500 ft. Dec.-Febr. 

 e, ? . Wasil, 4000 ft. Febr. 



" Iris dark brown, bill and feet black." 



The Blue Rock-Thrusli appears to be common in winter 

 in southern Arabia, it is noted as being so by both Barnes 

 and Yerbury. The southern Arabian examples appear to 

 be referable to the typical form formerly known as 

 M. cyanus. 



Monticola rufocinerea. 



Saxicola rufocinerea Rilppell, N. Wirbelth. 1835, p. 76, 

 pi. 27 : Samien, Abyssinia. 



a,b. S • Menakha, 7000 ft. Dec, Jan. 



c-e. 2 (? , 1 ? . A^^asil, 4000 ft. Feb. 



/. S- Sanaa, 7600 ft. Sept. 



This species was known previously only from Africa, and 

 is found from Abyssinia southwards to Lake Naivasha. 



In addition to the examples recorded above there are two 

 specimens in the British Museum from Ichaf and Zabed, 

 in the Amiri district of southern Arabia, collected in July 

 and. October respectively, also by Bury. It appears thei'e- 

 fore to be a resident. 



Accentor fagani. (PI. V. fig. 2.) 



Accentor fagani O. -Grant, Bull. B. O. C. xxxi. 1913, 

 p. 88 : Yemen. 



«, A. (^?. Menakha, 7000 ft. l.ii. 13 & 20. i. 13. 

 [Types of the species.] 



c-e. J, 2?. Menakha. 25-29.1.13. 



" Occurs among the bushes and boulders along the main 

 road coast-wise from the town." 



This bird seems to be quite distinct. It differs from 

 A. fulvescens, which seems to be its nearest ally, in the 

 absence o£ a defined malar stripe, the whole chin and throat 

 being finely spotted. The buff'y tinge of the lower side is 

 spread over the lower breast and fiauks, and does not form 

 a defined chest-band ; the whole of the lower parts, too, are 

 marked with distinct brown stripes. 



