24 Lieut.-Col. J. W. Yeihury — Further Notes 



48. Saxicola osnanthe, Liiin,; Barnes^ Ibis, 1893, p. 7Q. 

 This species, recorded by Barnes, was never met with by 



me, but Capt, Nurse has a female bird shot on the 15th of 

 Noverab-r, 1894. 



49. Saxicola cesekti, Temm. 



Saxicola stapaziiia, Barnes, Ibis, 1893, p. 76. 



I did not for certain identify any Chats in my former 

 paper, and only suggested that S. stapazina might be one of 

 the species found near Aden, I have no doubt that S. de- 

 serti was the species I intended, and I have seen a male in 

 Capt. Nurse's collection, 



50. Saxicola pleschanka (Lepech.) ; Barnes, Ibis, 1893, 

 p. 76. 



Saxicola morio, Seeb. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. v. p, 372. 

 Observed by Barnes, but no specimen procured. 



51. Saxicola isabellina (Cretzschm.) ; Seeb. Cat. B. Brit, 

 Mus, V. p. 300, 



A specimen of this Chat is in Capt. Nurse^s collection. It 

 was shot at Shaik Othman, Oct. 28, 1894. 



52. MVRMECOCICHLA MELANURA. (Plate I. fig. 2.) 



Myrmecocichla melanura (Temm.) ; Yerbury, Ibis, 1886, 

 p. 17: Barnes, Ibis, 1893, p. 77. 



A common permanent resident. After a long search a 

 nest of this bird, containing three young ones, was found in 

 a deep hole in the vertical face of the Great Tunnel on the 

 camp side. This is the bird most familiar to the Aden resi- 

 dents, taking the place with them of our own Robin, and has, 

 too, a sweet little song. It can be understood, therefore, 

 how loth one is to shoot a specimen. 



The corresponding form of Palestine has lately been shown 

 by Dr. Sharpe (Bull. B. O. C. iv. p. xxxviii ; Ibis, 1895, p. 384) 

 to be distinct from the present species of Arabia, Abyssinia, 

 and Somaliland, and named Myrmecocichla yerburii (PI. I. 

 fig. 1). 



Both species are figured, for comi)arison, in the accom- 

 panying Plate. 



