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on the Red Sea Coast in May 1908. 
bordered by a narrow black line on each side—an inclination 
towards the plumage of the female. 
19. Argya acaci.® (Licht.). 
a. $ . Jebel Bawati, 8. 5. 08. 
b- c?- „ „ 
c. B juv. Port Sudan, 22.5.08. 
Lichtenstein’s Desert-Babbler was common in the bush 
between the coast and the mountains. A female shot on 
May 9th contained a perfect egg, and I took a clutch of 
five fresh eggs from a nest in a thorn-bush in the town of 
Port Sudan, on May 24th. 
20. Pycnonotus arsinoe (Hempr. & Ehr.). 
This Bulbul was common round Port Sudan and in the 
Khor Arbat. 
21. Prinia gracilis (Licht.). 
a. $ . Khor Arbat, 4. 5.f8. 
b. ?. „ 4.5.08. 
Fairly numerous in the tamarisk-thickets near water. The 
two specimens shot were in breeding condition. 
22. Cercotrichas podobe (P. L. S. Mull.). 
a. B • Khor Arbat, 2. 5. 08. 
b. ?. „ 14.5.08. 
The Black Bush-Robin was common in the scrub along 
the coast plain, and in the tamarisk-thickets of the Khor 
Arbat. 
23. Ackocephalus streperus (Vieill.). 
I shot a Reed-Warbler on May 5th, and perhaps over¬ 
looked others among the Pallid Warblers, but the bird was 
certainly not plentiful. 
24. Hypolais pallida (Hempr. & Ehr.). 
a. $ . Talgwareb Station, 29. 4. 08. 
The Pallid Warbler was numerous round Port Sudan and 
in the Khor Arbat for the first ten days of May, and was 
noted less frequently up to the 24th. 
