N. GYLDENSTOLPE, BIRDS FROM RUSSIAN TUKRESTAN. 25 



The Central-Asiatic redshanks belong to this by Ober- 

 HOLSER made subspecies and are distinguished from Totanus 

 totanus L. by a greater size. Especially the wings are 

 longer, but the whole bird seems even at a cursory glance 

 to be bigger. The female in this collection has the under 

 parts and the abdomen much paler than the male bird. The 

 abdomen is white and the dark brown spöts which are to 

 be foiind in the male are laoking. 



For comparison I ha ve measured some swedish specimens 

 from different locaJities. 



Wing Tail Bill T ar sus 



^ Vassijaure (Lapland) 146 mm. 65 mm. 40 mm. 38 mm. 

 J" Ronehamn (Gothland) 147 » 

 ^ Ottenby (Öland) 145 » 



^ Stordalen (Lapland) 148 » 

 $ Ronehamn (Gothland) 154 » 

 $? Ronehamn (Gothland) 153 » 



68. Gallinago solitaria hyemalis Eversm. 

 ^ 26/2 1910 H^^arin^ at a height of 2140 m. 



Wing = 155 mm.; tail = 65 mm.; bill = 72 mm.; tarsus 

 = 33 mm. 



Gallinago solitaria hyemalis Eversm. is a breeding bird 

 in central Tian Shan, where it also remains during the 

 winter. In the western parts of the moimtain it has on 

 the contrary only been observed as a migratory bird. 



It is a rather interesting fact that this bird also has been 

 found breeding both in Japan and Eastern Asia. 



69. Gelochelidon nilotica L. 

 ^ ^""li 1910 Taschkent. 



Arkiv för zoologi. Band 7. N:o 14. 



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