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A LIST OF THE BIRDS OF ADEN. 



By Col. J. W. Yerbury. 



(Read before the Bombay Natural History Society 18th March, 1897.) 



As considerable progress has been made in onr knowledge of the 

 birds of Aden since the publication by the late Lieutenant Barnes of 

 the list given in the Journal Bombay Natural History Society (Vol. 



Til, p. 231), it is thought that a revised up-to-date list may be 

 of interest : — 



1. Vultur monachus. — Recorded by 34. 



Barnes as Gyps fulvus. The 35. 



specimen referred to is at pre- 36. 



sent living in the Zoological 37. 



Society's Garden. 38. 



2. Neophron percnopterus. 39. 



3. Circus macrurus. 40. 



4. Milierax polysomes. 41. 

 ■5. Buteo vulgaris. — A specimen liv- 42. 



iog in the Zoological Society's 43. 



Garden at the present time 44. 



(January, 1897) is recorded in 45. 



the List of Vertebrated Animals, 46. 



&c., 9th Edition, as being from 47. 



Aden and presented by Capt. 48. 



Workman, 23rd October, 1894. 49. 



6. Accipiter nisus. 50. 



7. Aquila imperialis. 51. 



8. Aquila chrysaetus. 52. 



9. Haliaetus leucogaster. 53. 

 10. Milvus cegyptius. 54, 



"• 11. Elanus cceruleus. 55. 



12. Falco peregrinus. 56. 



13. Falco punicus. 57. 



14. Tinnunculus alaudarius. 58. 



15. Pandion haliaetus. 59. 



16. Bubo milesi. 60. 



17. Carine. Sp. inc. 61. 



18. Asio acciptrinus. 62. 



19. Scops giu. 63. 



20. Strix flamrnea. 64. 



21. Cypselus melba. 65. 



22. Cypselus affinis. 66. 



23. Caprimulgus nubicus. 67. 



24. Merops cyanophrys. 68. 



25. Merops persicus. 69. 



26. Merops Sp. inc. 70. 



27. Coracias garrula. 71. 



28. Coracias abysinnica (lorti ?). 72. 



29. Upupa epops. 73. 



30. Halcyon semiccerulea. 74. 



31. Cuculus canorus. 75. 



32. Coccystes jacobinus. 76, 



33. Centropus superciliosus. 77. 



Lanius lahtora. 

 Lanius nubicus. 

 Lanius isabellinus. 

 Lanius collurio. 

 Hypocolius ampelinus. 

 Musicapa grisola. 

 Terpsiphone cristata. 

 Hirundo rustica. 

 Ptyonoprogne obsoleta. 

 Monticola cyanus. 

 Cercotrichas melanoptera. 

 Argya sqicamiceps. 

 Pycnonotus arsinoe. 

 Pycnonotus xanthopygius. 

 Oriolus galbula. 

 Saxicola cenanthe. 

 Saxicola deserti. 

 Saxicola pleschanka. 

 Saxicola isabellina. 

 Myrmecocichla melanura* 

 Ruticilla. Sp. inc. 

 Prinia. Sp. inc. 

 Cisticola cisticola. 

 Phylloscopus. Sp. inc. 

 Burnesia gracilis. 

 Motacilla alba. 

 Motacilla feldeggi. 

 Nectarinia metallica. 

 Dilophus carunculatus. 

 Corvus affinis. 

 Corvus corax. 

 Corvus ambrinus. 

 Hyphantornis galbula. 

 Estrelda rufibarba. 

 ^Edemosyne cantans. 

 Passer euchlorus. 

 Passer domesticus. 

 Pyrrhulanda melanauchen. 

 Galerita cristata. 

 Alcemon desertorum. 

 Mirafra. Sp. inc. 

 Vinago waalia. 

 Columba livia. 

 Turtur senegalensis. 



