100 Mr. J. A. Murray on the 



6. Lagomys rufescens, Gray. 

 Lagomys rufescens, Blf. East Pera. p. 83. 



1 S' Bushire, 4. 1. 84. 



This agrees well with the description of it by Mr. Blan- 

 ford, except that the chin, throat, and underparts are a silky 

 yellowish white, as are also the fore and hind feet and the 

 soles of the feet. The longest whisker is white at its extre- 

 mity, and the lower series of 4-5 white throughout. Tliis is 

 recorded from Afghanistan, Northern Persia, and Mesopotamia, 

 but not from S.E. Persia. 



Length 7'5 inches. 



Among Birds I have to add : — 



1. Faico peregrinator, Sund. 



Falco peregrinator, Sund., Blf. East Pers, p. 103. 



Four live birds were netted at Bushire and sent to me for 

 the Kev. Mr. Watson, who trained them for the quarry. All 

 belonged to the atriceps type. 



2. Circus mao'uruSf Gmel. 



2 J: Bushire. 



1 J : Fao, Sliat-el-Arab. 



3. Hypocolius ampelinus, Bp. 



1 J , 1 $ : Bushire, 13. 9. 83. 



According to Mr. Gumming this species passes through 

 Bushire in November. Its range extends N.E. to Fao, on 

 the !Shat-el-Avab, as far as at present known, southward to 

 Sind. It breeds in the country. Mr. Gumming and Mr. 

 Betts have taken the eggs at Fao. This is not recorded from 

 E. Persia by Mr. Blanford. 



4. Ardeola leucqptera. 

 Several specimens from Bushire. Breeds in June and 

 July. 



5. Sterna fuliginosa, Gmel. 



2 ? , Bushire, in breeding-plumage, received with ten 

 eggs ; and 1 ? taken on the Astola Island, S. Persia. 



6. Pelecanus onocrotalus and P. crispus. 



Both common in the Persian Gulf. The first has been 

 found breeding at Fao, or rather 50 miles west, on a mud 

 island surrounded by a large marsh, whence Mr. Gumming 

 obtained five eggs. 



