1917-] the Birds of Yemen. 175 



Merops cyanophrys. 



Fhlothrus cijanophrys Cabanis & Heine, Mus. Hein. ii. 

 1860, p. 137 : Kuiifuda, Arabia. 



Yerbury, 86, p. 15, 96, p. 19 ; Barnes, 93, p. 70; Hawker, 

 98, p. 374 ; O.-Grant, 1900, p. 259 ; Lorenz & Hellmayr, 

 1901, p. 242, 1907, p. 115. 



a. ?. Menakha, 6000 ft. 21.xii.2. 



b. ?. Sok-al-Khamis, 7000 ft. ll.vii. 13. 



A resident and common species in southern Arabia ; 

 M. muscatensis Sliarpe (Ibis, 1886, p. 165) is hardly to be 

 distinguished except by its rather shorter bill. 



Aerops albicollis. 



Merops albicollis Vicillot, N. Diet. xiv. 1817, p. 15 : 

 Senegal (ex Levaillant). 



Barnes, 93, p. 71 ; Yerbury, 96, p. 19 ; O.-Grant, 190O, 

 p. 259 ; Lorenz & Hellmayr, 1901, p. 243, 1907, p. 116. 



a,b. J ? . Hajeilah, 2080 ft. 9-14. iv. 13. 



" An influx of these birds has occurred since the heavy 

 rain of April 9th.'' 



The Percival-Dodson Expedition obtained several examples 

 north of Lahej in August, and Mr. Bury others in the 

 Amiri district in December and February. It is probably a 

 resident. It has a wide distribution throughout north-east 

 and western Africa. 



Upupa epops. 



Upupa epops Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. 1758, p. 117 : Sweden. 



Yerbury, 86, p. 16, 96, p. 20 ; Barnes, 93, p. 73 ; 

 O.-Grant, 1900, p. 259; Lorenz & Hellmayr, 1907, p. 115. 

 'a. S- Hajeilah, 2080 ft. 12.iii. 13. 



Undoubtedly it is the typical race of the Hoopoe which 

 either winters in southern Arabia or passes through on 

 migration. It has also been taken in August, September, 

 and October. 



Lophoceros nasutus forskalii. 



Buceros [Lophoceros] forskalii Hemprieli & Ehrenberg, 

 Symb. Phys. 1828, ff. z, note 8 : Kunfuda, Arabia. 



