﻿Lieut. 
  H. 
  E. 
  Barnes 
  on 
  the 
  Birds 
  of 
  Aden. 
  173 
  

  

  have 
  found 
  the 
  birds, 
  although 
  there 
  are 
  places 
  at 
  Steamer 
  

   Point 
  and 
  in 
  Goldmore 
  Valley 
  more 
  suited 
  to 
  them. 
  I 
  give 
  

   the 
  measurements 
  of 
  one 
  shot 
  on 
  the 
  17th 
  September, 
  which 
  

   was 
  a 
  female 
  : 
  — 
  Length 
  9"62 
  inches, 
  expanse 
  16*44, 
  wing 
  

   5-06, 
  tail 
  1-66, 
  tarsus 
  1-61, 
  bill 
  at 
  front 
  0-67, 
  bill 
  at 
  gape 
  1. 
  

   Legs 
  and 
  feet 
  dusky 
  pink 
  ; 
  bill 
  fleshy, 
  dusky 
  on 
  culmen 
  ; 
  iris 
  

   dark 
  hazel-brown. 
  

  

  99. 
  Ardea 
  cinerea, 
  Linn. 
  

  

  The 
  Common 
  Heron 
  occurs 
  sparingly 
  during 
  the 
  cold 
  season. 
  

   It 
  is 
  very 
  shy 
  and 
  difficult 
  to 
  approach, 
  occurring 
  singly 
  on 
  

   the 
  sea-beach, 
  where 
  it 
  may 
  occasionally 
  be 
  seen 
  fishing 
  in 
  

   shallow 
  water. 
  

  

  100. 
  Ardea 
  alba, 
  Linn. 
  

  

  The 
  Large 
  White 
  Heron 
  is 
  more 
  often 
  met 
  with, 
  especially 
  

   in 
  the 
  neighbourhood 
  of 
  the 
  salt-pans, 
  between 
  the 
  Isthmus 
  

   and 
  Shaik 
  Othman. 
  

  

  Its 
  snow-white 
  plumage 
  makes 
  it 
  a 
  very 
  conspicuous 
  

   object, 
  and 
  it 
  is 
  in 
  consequence 
  often 
  detected 
  in 
  places 
  

   where 
  its 
  more 
  sober-coloured 
  relative 
  would 
  escape 
  un- 
  

   noticed. 
  It 
  is 
  very 
  wary, 
  taking 
  wing 
  long 
  before 
  one 
  can 
  

   get 
  within 
  range. 
  

  

  101. 
  Ardea, 
  sp. 
  inc. 
  

  

  I 
  have 
  not 
  met 
  with 
  the 
  Egret 
  alluded 
  to 
  by 
  Major 
  Yerbury. 
  

  

  102. 
  Ardea 
  asha, 
  Sykes. 
  

  

  I 
  often 
  met 
  with 
  a 
  bird 
  which 
  I 
  think 
  was 
  the 
  Ashy 
  Egret; 
  

   it 
  was 
  always 
  alone, 
  frequenting 
  the 
  rocks 
  in 
  sheltered 
  places 
  

   on 
  the 
  sea-shore. 
  I 
  have 
  frequently 
  passed 
  an 
  hour 
  watching 
  

   the 
  bird 
  feeding 
  on 
  small 
  shell-fish 
  and 
  shrimps. 
  By 
  re- 
  

   maining 
  perfectly 
  still, 
  under 
  the 
  shadow 
  of 
  a 
  rock, 
  one 
  has 
  

   an 
  excellent 
  opportunity 
  of 
  observing 
  them, 
  as 
  they 
  come 
  

   within 
  a 
  few 
  yards, 
  but 
  at 
  the 
  least 
  movement 
  or 
  noise 
  they 
  

   rise 
  slowly 
  on 
  the 
  wing 
  and 
  fly 
  away 
  seawards. 
  

  

  103. 
  Ardeola 
  podiceps 
  (Bp.). 
  

  

  On 
  the 
  12th 
  October 
  I 
  purchased 
  a 
  bird 
  from 
  an 
  Arab 
  fisher- 
  

   man, 
  which 
  has 
  been 
  doubtfully 
  identified 
  as 
  of 
  this 
  species 
  

   by 
  Dr. 
  Bowdler 
  Sharpe. 
  It 
  had 
  probably 
  been 
  in 
  confinement 
  

   some 
  time, 
  and 
  was 
  in 
  bad 
  condition, 
  most 
  of 
  the 
  primaries 
  

  

  