1 91 7'] th^ Birds of Yemen. 183 



I have therefore referred the Sanaa birds to tliis form. The 

 Pratiucole is not mentioned in 0<i;ilvie-Grant's list. 



Vinago waalia. 



Cuhunha ivualia Gmelin, Bruce's Reisen Afr. 1791, p. 31 • 

 nr. Lake Tsana, Abyssinia. 



Yerbury, 8G, p. 18, 96, p. 29; O.-Grant, 1900, p. 271; 

 Loreiiz & Uellmayr, 1901, p. 244, 1907, p. 119. 



a, 6. c? ? . Hajeilah, 2080 ft. 26. iii. 13. 



" Male, length in flesh 334 mm. ; iris pink, bill whitisJi, 

 cere dull pink, feet ochre-yellow, claws pale grey; crop full 

 of the fruit of the jujubier.^' 



" Before leaving the mid-altitudes we must not forget the 

 Green Pigeon, which ranges no higher, and is common in the 

 foot-hills when the wild figs are ripe. His tints harmonize 

 so perfectly with his surroundings, that you may mark a 

 flight down into a tree and fail to detect their actual 

 presence, till they leave like a tornado on the side your gun 

 does not command.'^ 



There seem to be no appreciable distinction between these 

 birds and those from Abyssinia, whence came the type of 

 the species. 



Columba livia intermedia. 



Columba intermedia Strickland, Ann. Mag. N. H. xiii. 

 1844, p. 39 : India. 



Barnes, 93, p. 165 ; Yerbury, 96, p. 29 ; O.-Grant, 1900, 

 p. 271 ; Lorenz & Hellmayr, 1901, p. 244, 1907, p. 120. 



o, 6. c? ? . Menakha, 7500 ft. 1 & 27. i. 13. 

 c. S ' Hajeilah, 2080 ft. 27. lii. 13. 

 • '' The Rock-Pigeon harries the crops, and may be seen in 

 early morning along the mountain-road looking for spilled 

 grain. It is a confirmed freebooter, and has its home on 

 inaccessible ledges or in hidden caves. 



" Ou the Sanaa plain, pigeons come from a great distance 

 to raid the crops, and may be seen flying straight and high 

 at sunrise on their marauding quest. Some get so gorged 

 that they shirk the return flight, and shelter from tiie heat 

 of the day in deep wells.'^ 



