on the Birds of Aden. 37 



1 23. Sterna anglica, Mont. 



a. Aden, April 9, 1895. 



b. Aden, November 18, 189 1. In the possession of Capt. 

 Nurse. 



It is strange that the only specimen of a Tern procured 

 during my last visit should belong to a species not previously 

 recorded from Aden. 



XII. PYGOPODES. 



124. PoDiciPES NiGRicoLLis, Brclim ; Barnes, Ibis, 1893, 

 p. 174. 



XIII. TUBINARES. 



125. PuFFiNUS PERSicus, Hume ; Barnes, Ibis, 1893, 

 p. 175. 



I have nothing to add to Barnes's notes on these species. 



XIV. HERODIONES. 



126. Ardea cinerea, Linn.; Barnes, Ibis, 1893, p. 173. 

 A cold-season visitor. 



127. Ardea alba, Linn.; Barnes, Ibis, 1893, p. 173. 

 Noted by Barnes. 



128. Ardea gularis, Bosc. 



Ardea asha, Sykes ,• Barnes, 1. c. p. 173. 



This Beef-Heron, recorded by Barnes, is not likely to 

 be the Indian species, and will doubtless be found to be 

 A. gularis of the Red Sea. 



129. Ardea bubulcus, Audouin. 



This is probably the " Ardea, sp. inc.," of Barnes's list. 

 It[was plentiful at Lahej in March 1895, and during the whole 

 of that month^ome of them were breeding in Al Hautah 

 itself. Capt. Nurse found these birds nesting in the 

 same place during February, and gave me a clutch of 

 three eggs he had taken. These have been handed over to 

 the British Museum. 



130. Ardetta podiceps (Bp.). 



I believe I saw this bird on the rocks of an island in lias 



