on the Birds of Aden. 29 



70. PvRRHULAUDA MELANAUCHEN (Cab.) ; Ycrburv^ Ibis, 

 1886, p. 18 ; Barnes, Ibis, 1893, p. 83. 



Very common and a permanent resident in all desert parts 

 of the district. 



71. Galerita cristata (Linn.) ; Yerbury, Ibis, 1886, 

 p. 18; Barnes, Ibis, 1893, p. 83. 



A very common species inland. 



72. Al^mon desertorum (Stanl.) ; Yerbury, Ibis, 1886, 

 p. 18; Barnes, Ibis, 1893, p. 83. 



Very common in the same localities as the last two species. 

 I think these birds were breeding among the low salsola 

 bushes close to the head of the harbour when I visited that 

 place in April 1895. Several times I. saw one of these birds 

 (presumably a male) rise in a slanting direction about 30 

 feet up into the air, singing the while ; it would then drop 

 almost vertically, and when it stopped singing I fancied I 

 heard a faint answering twitter come from the Ioav bushes, 

 as though its mate was answering. 



73. MiRAFRA, sp. inc. 



Recorded by Barnes, but I do not remember ever having 

 seen a Bush-Lark in Aden. 



V. COLUMB.E. 



74. ViNAGO WAALiA (Gm.) ; Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xxi. p. 15 (1893). 



Treron, sp. inc., Yerbury, Ibis, 1886, p. 18; Barnes, Ibis, 

 1893, p. 165. 



a. Lahej, March 17, 1895. 



There Mere generally a pair of these birds feeding on the 

 figs in the Sultan's garden at Lahej. They are said to be 

 more common when the fields are being irrigated. 



75. CoLUMBA LiviA, Bonn. ; Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xxi. p. 252 (1893) ; Barnes, Ibis, 1893, p. 165. 



These Pigeons are very abundant, breeding near the tanks 

 and other places. 



