34 Lieut. -Col. J. W. Yerhnrj—Furthe?^ Notes 



although I have never shot it m;<pself^ I have heard from 

 others (who ought to know what Golden Plovers are like) 

 of their having done so. 



95. ffiDicNEMUs scoLOPAx (S. G. Gm.) ; Yerbury, Ibis, 

 1886, p. 20; Barnes, Ibis, 1893, p. 769. 



As some doubt exists as to the specific identification of 

 the Aden Thick-knee, I rather exerted myself to get a 

 specimen. It is a common bird and frequently seen near 

 Lahej, but its powers of running are such that it invariably 

 beat us. On one occasion I gave the gun and a couple of 

 cartridges to an Arab, and told him to try and shoot one 

 of a pair we had moved. He crawled and wriggled, in a 

 manner I could not have done, to within twenty yards, 

 fired, and — missed, of course ; but this man was the worst 

 shot, I think, I ever met with. The Arabic name for the 

 Thick-knee is ^' Karrawan.^' 



96. iEoiALiTis MONGOLiCA (Pall.) ; Barnes, Ibis, 1893, 

 p. 169. 



Mentioned by Barnes. 



97. -^GiALiTis CANTiANA (Lath.) ; Barnes, Ibis, 1893, 

 p. 170. 



A specimen procured near Aden on the 6th of January, 

 1895, is in Capt. Nurse^s collection. 



98. Strepsilas interpres (Linn.) ; Yerbury, Ibis, 1886, 

 p. .20; Barnes, Ibis, 1893, p. 170. 



See the former notices. 



99. Dromas ardeola, Payk. ; Yerbury, Ibis, 1886, p. 20: 

 Barnes, Ibis, 1893, p. 170. 



Not met with during my recent visit to Aden. These 

 birds breed in considerable numbers in May on the island of 

 Sad-ad-din, near Zeila, on the Somali coast. 



100. H.EMATOPUS ostralegus, Liuu. ; Yerbury, Ibis, 1886, 

 p. 21 ; Barnes, Ibis, 1893, p. 170. 



There seems to be some doubt as to the specific identi- • 

 fication of tliis bird. It was plentiful enough up the 



