on the Birds of Aden. 21 



generally given in Arabic dictionaries as the equivalent of 

 '' Hoopoe.'' 



IV. PASSERES. 



33. Lanius lahtora, Sykes; Barnes^ Ibis, 1893, p. 73. 

 Lanius, sp. inc., Yerbury, Ibis, 1886, p. 16. 



A specimen was obtained on the 31st of March in the 

 baubul forest just outside the limits of the Lahej oasis. It is 

 a common bird inland, and resident. I found a nest near 

 the so-called forest at Shaik Othman in a prickly bush. 



34. Lanius ntjbicus, Licht. ; Yerbury, Ibis, 1886, p. 16; 

 Barnes, Ibis, 1893, p. 73. 



A specimen shot at Lahej in January 1885 has already 

 been recorded. This is probably an uncommon species in 

 the locality. 



35. Lanius isabellinus, Elir. ; Gadow, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 viii. p. 277 (1883). 



Probably a resident. Although not uncommon, all the 

 specimens met with were either females or immature males. 

 Capt. Nurse's collection contains specimens from Lahej, 

 procured there in December and March. 



36. Lanius collurio, Linn. ; Gadow, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 



viii. p. 286 (1883). 



I procured an example of this species at Aden in April 

 1.883. This was the specimen referred to in my previous 

 paper (Ibis, 1886, p. 16) as having been sent to Mr. Hume. 

 It is now in the British Museum. 



37. Hypocoltus ampelinus, Bp. ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. iii. p. 316 (1877) ; Barnes, Ibis, 1893, p. 74. 



Recorded by Barnes, but, like several species included 

 in his list, on somewhat insufficient evidence. Still, as the 

 bird is known to leave Fao in the autumn and to occur in 

 the coast regions of Abyssinia, it may well be that it passes 

 by Aden on migration. 



