MIGRATION NOTES FliOM A STEAMER. 455 



Only two or three of the Shearwaters seen, and perhaps a 

 Ganuet or two. 



May 4«/<.— Position at noon : Lat. 12^-53' N., long. 43"'-15' E. 



We halted at Perim from 6 to 10.30 a.m. in order to coal. 

 The Sooty Gulls {Larus hemprichii) were common in the harbour ; 

 with them were a few Black-backed Gulls (Larus ajfuiis). The 

 only other birds noticed were two distant Hocks that appeared to 

 be composed of Pigeons. 



Sooty Gulls were very numerous for the rest of the day in 

 the Red Sea. 



May 5///.— Position at noon : Lat. 16°'53'N., long. 40*42 N. ; 

 land visible all day. 



Sooty Gulls followed the ship during the morning ; a good 

 many sea-birds seen in the distance during the day were 

 probably Gulls, but one of a dark colour was apparently a 

 Gaunet or Cormorant. 



About 6 p.m. a Swallow {Hirundo rustica) arrived on the 

 ship, and, after flying about for some time, settled on an 

 awning. Another bird had come aboard in the morning, but I 

 did not see it ; the description sounded like that of some species 

 of Kingfisher. 



May 6th. — Red Sea. No sea-birds noted. 



About 8 a.m. a Dove, apparently 'Turtur risorius, arrived 

 from the south, and passed low over the ship. Later another 

 Dove arrived, which was clearly the Common Turtle-Dove 

 (Turtur communis). Then I observed two large Doves and a 

 smaller one flying near the ship, but could not make out ■whether 

 they included those seen previously or not. 



About 10 a.m. a Quail {Cotiimix covivninis) approached the 

 ship, flying low over the waves, and then went away again in 

 the direction of the African coast. 



May 1th. — Red Sea. No sea-birds noted. 



Only three birds were seen ; these were a Turtle-Dove 

 (Turtur communis), a Swift, which looked like Cypselns apus^ 

 and headed south, and a small unidentified brown bird, which 

 •was flying parallel with the ship for some time. 



May 8th.— Bed Sea. Position at noon : Lat. 20°*84' N., long. 

 32°-5r E. 



A Swift or Swallow seen flying southwards, and a yellowish. 



