a. $ imra. 



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Merops albicollis Vieill. 



Merops persicus Pall. 



5 a. a. cJ Shukra. 

 5 b. b. S Shukra. 



„Littoral belt, very common at Shukra. Very gregarious, 

 but capricious as to localities, so that although occasionally met 

 with in great numbers, at other times not a Single specimen. 

 Personally J have not met with them north of the littoral belt. 

 The derivation of its name was explained in my last report. — 

 Diet: Winged high-flying insects, especially bees." 



[Arabische Bezeichnung: „Ba-sayni" = Vater eines Tellers.] 



Lophoceros nasutus (L.). 

 a. <J, bei Yeshbum. 

 „Common." 



Halcyon semicaerulea (Forsk.). 

 a. <$, Bayhän. „General". 



Biibo milesi Sharpe. 

 a. ?, Duthinah, Sommer 1900. 



Das Exemplar in Mr. Burys Collection bestätigt die von 

 Sharpe hervorgehobenen Unterschiede gegenüber den verwandten 

 Formen. Der gelbliche Ton der Unterseite kennzeichnet sie 

 hinlänglich. 



Falco barbaras L. 

 a. <?, Bayhän. „Littoral." 

 a. ad. Bayhän. 



Milvus aegyptius (Gm.). 

 a. ?, Yeshbum. 



Dajila acuta (L.). 

 33. a. cJ, W.-Laikah, 7. Dez. 



„Pools in lower reaches of W. Laikah. Very local, have 

 only met with it in these spots. — This bird is quite a diflferent 

 duck to that found in the wädies of the Abdali country, which 

 is much smaller and of a russet brown colour." 



[Arabische Bezeichnung: „Batteh" = Ente.] 



