(36 Journal of a Voyage round the World. 



1 saw Sterna fuliyinosa and S. dougalli. In the harbour 

 there were numbers of Brahminy Kites {Haliastur indus) 

 and swarms of Crows (Corrus splendens) ; the latter were in 

 hosts all over the ships in the harbour, and throughout 

 the town also : there was quite a te rookery" in some tree> 

 by the roadside in one of the streets. I had no opportunities 

 for collecting at Colombo. I visited the Museum, in the 

 gardens of which I saw what I believe to have been an 

 immature example of Motacilla borealis. 



We left Colombo on June 20th for Aden. On June 30th 

 we sighted Cape Guardafui, and reached Aden on July 2nd. 

 The barren hills round it were fearfully hot, and I saw 

 very few land-birds there. I obtained only one, a small 

 Rock-Chat {Myrmecocichla melanura). Milvus migrans was 

 common about the harbour. I went out into the gulf in the 

 evening and shot several Terns {Sterna media, S. bergii, and 

 S. anatstheta) and a Gull [Larus hemprichi). 



We left Aden on July 3rd and entered the Red Sea next 

 day. Larus hemprichi was seen, and followed us for some 

 time. On July 9th we passed Sinai, when Larus leuco- 

 jjhtha/mus appeared and remained with us all day. Early 

 the next morning we got to Suez and started through the 

 Canal, arriving at Port Said on July 11th. 



The following morning I went by train from Port Said to 

 Kantara, alongside of the Suez Canal. From Kantara I 

 walked to the east end of Lake Menzaleh, and found birds 

 fairly abundant, especially At don galactodes. I noticed 

 Acrocephahu stentoreus breeding in the reeds near the lake, 

 but was not abie to get out to the nest. The song was very 

 loud and harsh, and could be heard at some distance. 

 Several Swallows (Hirundo savignii) were flying about. I 

 also saw a greenish Warbler, probably Hypolais polyylotta. 



We finally left Port Said on July 13th, and, after being 

 detained three days at Gibraltar in quarantine, arrived at 

 Cowes Roads on August 1st. 



Altogether during our voyage we had covered about 

 38,000 miles, 15,000 of which were under sail. We were at 

 anchor 103 days or parts of days, and at sea 153 days. 



