498 Mr. R. R. Sharpe on Birds from Bushire. 
wliole under surface is pale yellow, with blackish spots on 
the tljroat. New to Persia. 
38. Emberiza hortulana, L.; Blanf. t. c. p. 259. 
Male. Bushire, April 10, 1885. 
39. Emberiza melanocephala (Scop.); Blanf. t. c. p. 260. 
Two males. Bushire, April 14, 1885. Shot on hedge in 
corn-field. 
40. Cypselus apus (L.) ; Blanf. t. c. p. 129. 
One specimen. Bushire (no date given). 
41. Merops iEGYPTius, Forsk.; Blanf. t.c. p. 123. 
Two males. Bushire, April 13 and 18, 1885. 
42. Merops apiaster, L.; Blanf. t. c. p. 122. 
One specimen. Bushire, April 13, 1885. 
43. Coracias garrula, L.; Blanf. t. c. p. 125. 
One specimen. Bushire, April 2,1885. Shot off a cotton- 
bush in the open field. 
44. Upupa epops, L.; Blanf. t. c. p. 130. 
Male. Bushire, Eeb. 19, 1885.—Female. Bushire, March 
6, 1885. 
45. Cuculus canorus, L.; Blanf. t. c. p. 119. 
Several specimens. Bushire, April 1885. 
a. Male. April 16. Shot in cotton-bushes. 
b. Male. April 16. Shot among the date-trees. 
46. Ammoperdix bonhami (Gray); Blanf. t. c. p. 275. 
Male. Bushire, Jan. 27, 1885.—Female. Bushire, Feb. 
13, 1885. 
47. Caccabis chukar, Gray; Blanf. t. c. p. 275. 
Male. Bushire, Feb. 10, 1885. 
48. Gallinula chloropus, L.; Blanf. t. c. p. 288. 
One specimen. Bushire, April 1885. 
49. Ardea purpurea, L. ; Blanf. t. c. p. 295. 
Adult. Bushire, 1885. 
