762 MB, W. B. DB WINTON OS [NoT. 15, 



contained also a large number of birds, of which an account will 

 be given in ' The Ibis ' together with a map of the route. 



1. EniNOLOPHUS ANTiNOEii Dobs, 



In ale. Jifa Medir, 5000 ft., Jan. 1898. 



2. Tbi^nops persicus Dobs. 



In ale. Jifa Medir, 5000 ft., Jan. 1898. 



3. Vespeetilio minutus Temm. 



Hargeisa, 3500 ft., 14 Nov., 1897. 

 " Native name ' Fidmair.' " (7?. M. H.) 



4. Crociddba murina L. 



2 . Aden, Arabia, 7 March, 1898. 



" This Shrew was caught in the street at Aden. It was cornered 

 by a dog, and it was making a strange scolding noise when my 

 taxidermist secured it." (72. M. H.) 



This species has a wide distribution ranging from the Himalayas 

 through India and Burmah, and is found along the coast-line 

 in many parts of the Oriental Region, even in the islands of the 

 Malay Archipelago. 



A closely allied form (C leucura) is found in East Afi-ica, 

 but the typical form has never before been recorded west of 

 Bombay. 



5. Macroscelides retoili Huet. 



d . Arabsiyo, 4000 ft., 30 Nov., 1897. 



6 . Arabsiyo, 4000 ft., 1 Dec. 



" Very common and to be seen running between the bushes at 

 dusk." {B. M. H.) 



This species is the only member of the genus yet discovered in 

 Somaliland. 



6. FeLIS LEO L. 



Eleven full-grown Lions were shot, and three cubs brought home 

 alive. 



"The lions of Somaliland are divisible into two classes : the cattle- 

 lifters, that follow the villagers in their wanderings, living either 

 on the straying animals that are not brought home in the evening, 

 or by jumping over the zerebas and dragging out sheep (generally 

 fat ones) at night ; and the game-hunters, that follow the herds 

 of Hartebeest and other antelopes, but do not come near the 

 villages. 



" Lions always carry their prey down wind, and often to a 

 considerable distance before eating it ; they then move again down 

 wind to a place where they can sleep without being disturbed by 

 the shepherds. 



" "We found many of their sleeping-places under thick bushes ; 



