22 Lieut. -Col. J. W. Yevhmy— Farther Notes 



38. MuscicAPA GRisoLA (Liuii.) ; Barnes, IbiS;, 1893, p. 74. 

 1 liave no record of having met with this species in Aden 



or in its neighbourhood. 



39. Terpsiphone cristata (Linn.) > Yerbury, Ihis, 1886, 

 p. Ifi. 



Terps'phone parudisi, Barnes, Ibis, 1893, p. 74. 



A male shot at Lahej in March 1895 had acquired the 

 elongated tail-feathers, and had begun to assume the white 

 plumage of the adult. It is a rare bird in this neighbourhood, 

 though probably more frequent when the country is under 

 irrigation than at any other time. 



40. PIiRiTNDo RusTit'A, Linu. J Yerbury, Ibis, 1886^ p. 14; 

 Barnes, Ibis, 1893, p. 68. 



Not met with during my recent trip, bat Capt. Nurse has 

 a specimen killed near Aden on the 25th of October, 1894. 

 It seems to visit Aden only after stormy weather. 



41. Ptyoxopkogne obsoleta (Cab.). 



Cotile obsoleta, Yerbury, Ibis, 1886, p. 14; Barnes, Ibis, 

 1893, p. 69. 



This species appears to be much more abundant in Aden 

 now than formerly. In 1884-85 I saw but few nests, 

 situated, as a rule, in the roofs of caves in the rocks. This 

 year, however, several nests were found in the Great and 

 Little Tunnels and in one or two of the houses near the 

 Native Infantry mess. Three is the usual number of eggs 

 in a clutch. The size of the eggs in different clutches varies 

 considerably, so much so as to cause doubt as to the identity 

 of the parent birds. It is quite possible that P. rupestris 

 may occur at Aden also. 



42. MoNTicoiA CYANus (Linn.) ; Yerbury, Ibis, 1886, p. 16 ; 

 Barnes, Ibis, 1893, p. 74. 



The Rock-Tlirush is a regular cold-weather visitant at 

 Aden, I saw several times in the neighbourhood of Lahej a 

 bird that looked like a species of Thamnobia, but failed to 

 obtain a specimen. 



