38 Lieut.-Col. J. W. Yerhiuj— Farther Notes 



Fakoum Bay^ April 6, 1895. 1 had been shooting Bats in 

 the big cave of the island^ and, having sent my gun back to 

 the launch, was looking for shells round the shores of the 

 island, when I flushed a Little Bittern ; it only flew a few 

 yards, and was flushed again and again in walking round the 

 island. I have frequently seen the same species on the rocks 

 round Aden, and there is nothing else on the Aden list that 

 will at all answer to the bird seen, 



131. ClCONlA ABDITMII^ Licht. 



^. Lahej, March 18, 1895. Bill dull horny green, the 

 tip crimson ; cheeks bright lead-colour ; round the ears, in 

 front of eyes, nostrils, and throat crimson ; legs dull olive- 

 green; feet and knees crimson; claws black. 



This bird was one of a pair that had just started building 

 in a country almond-tree {Catappa terminalia) in the Sultanas 

 garden at Lahej. About a week later five or six pairs were 

 seen similarly employed at Haithalhim. 



132. Platalea LEucoRODiA, Linn. ; Yerbury, Ibis, 1886, 

 p. 22; Barnes, Ibis, 1893, p. 174. 



A cold-weather visitor. 



133. Scopus umbretta, Gm. 



Ibis, B^. mc, Yerbury, Ibis, 1886, p. 22; Barnes, Ibis, 

 1893, p. 174. 



a. Haithalhim, March 25, 1895. 



This I believe to be the ''Ibis, sp. inc.^' of Barnes's list, 

 and tbe dark-coloured Ibis stated by me in my former paper as 

 being common at Zaidah, and as breeding in the big tamarind- 

 trees at Haithalhim. This species undoubtedly does breed 

 in these trees, forming great stacks in the forks, each stack 

 seeming to consist of several nests, with entrances at the 

 sides. In one tree, in company with these birds, three pairs 

 of C. abdimii were commencing to build. 



XV. PHGENICOPTERI. 



134. Phcenicopterus roseus, Linn. ; Yerbury, Ibis, 1886, 

 p. 22; Barnes, Ibis, 1893, p. 174. 

 A cold-weather visitor. 



