N. GYLDENSTOLPE, BIRDS FROM RUSSIAN TURKESTAN. 21 



Ornitli. 1908) is doubting as concerns the occuTrin^ oi Lusci- 

 nia suecica pallidogularis in the Tian Shan mountains. Lönn- 

 berg has got a female specimen of bluebreast from Bayum- 

 kol and has refered this bird to Luscinia suecica L. (Arkiv 

 för Zool. Bd 2. N:o 9. 1905). Having myself had the occa- 

 sion to examine this specimen, I must say that it seems to 

 me that it may, however, possibly belong to Luscinia suecica 

 pallidogularis Sar., as the oolour on the upper parts of 

 the body is much paler than in typical bluebreasts from 

 Sweden. The 2nd primary is also in length between the 7th 

 and 8th and not between the 6th and 7th which is charac- 

 teristic to Luscinia suecica L. 



However it is of great importanoe to get as much ma- 

 terial as possible of this bird from the Tian Shan countries 

 to fix the distribution of the bluebreasts in Central Asia. 



51. Prunella collaris turkestanicus Kchw. 

 $ ^^n 1909 Narin, at a height of 2470 m. 



Wing = 98 mm.; tail = 66 mm.; bill = 14 mm.; tarsus 

 = 20 mm. 



52. Prunella fulvescens Sew. 

 $ ^^n 1909 Narin, at a height of 2470 m. 



Wing == 73 mm.; tail = 58 mm.; bill = 12 mm.; tarsu& 

 = 18 mm. 



All these measurements are shorter than those given by 

 Hartert in his »Vögel der Paläarktischen Fauna» but per- 

 haps these only refer to the males and not to the females. 



53. Prunella atrogularis Brandt. 



^ 173 1910 Narin, at a height of 2140 m, 

 5 i^ä 1910 » » » » » 2140 » 



