493 
Mr. R. B. Sharpe on Birds from Bushire. 
93. Hydrochelidon hybrida (Pall.); B.lanf. t. c. p. 294. 
No. 105. In winter plumage. 
[Resident throughout the year.] 
94. Sterna saundersi, Hume, Str. F. 1877, p. 326. 
No. 52. An adult and an immature skin, both bearing out 
the characters given by Mr. Hume for the species. 
[Resident, breeding near Abdulla Bank, Turkish Arabia.] 
95. Sterna anglica, Mont.; Dresser, B.Eur. viii. p. 295, 
pi. 585. 
[No. 13. Resident. Breeding in the vicinity, on both the 
Persian and Turkish sides.] 
96. Spatula clypeata (L.) ; Blanf. t. c. p. 301. 
[No. 97. Winter visitant, arriving in September and 
leaving in March. The one sent to the Museum was ob¬ 
tained during the current year by my collector, at Fao.] 
97. Querquedula circia (L.); Blanf. t. c. p. 301. 
[Nos. 40, 101. Winter visitant, from September to March. 
No. 40, shot on the 13th of March, 1884. 
No. 101, on the 15th of September, 1884.] 
98. Podiceps minor (Gm.) ; Blanf. t. c. p. 304. 
[Arrives in September, leaving in February.] 
99. Podiceps cristatus (L.); Blanf. t. c. p. 304. 
[No. 117. Winter visitant. The only bird shot by me was 
procured on the 21st of October, 1884. 
I believe I saw a Grebe just off the mouth of the river in 
January, 1884, when paying a visit to the Pelicans' nests.] 
XLYII .—On a Collection of Birds from Bushire, in the 
Persian Gulf. By R. Bowdler Sharpe, F.L.S., F.Z.S., 
&c., Zoological Department, British Museum. 
Following closely on the interesting collections sent by 
Mr. Gumming, as recorded in the foregoing paper, the 
Museum has received a valuable consignment from Mr. A. 
J. Y. Palmer, from Bushire. Most of the species are 
