CATALOGUE OF A COLLECTION OF TURDS MADE BY 

 DOCTOR W. L. ABBOTT IX EASTERN TURKESTAN, THE 

 TIIIAN SHAN MOUNTAINS, AND TAGDUMBASH PAMIR, 

 CENTRAL ASIA, WITH NOTES ON SOME OF THE SPECIES. 



By Charles W. Richmond, 



Assistant Curator of the Department of Birds. 



The present paper is based on a collection of birds made by Dr. 

 Abbott in the course of liis travels through Eastern Turkestan, the 

 Thian-Shan Mountains, and in the Tagdumbash Pamir. This collec- 

 tion, numbering 210 finely prepared specimens and representing 98 

 species, has been presented to the National Museum by Dr. Abbott, 

 with characteristic liberality, and forms an important addition to our 

 meager representation of Central Asian birds. This last contribution 

 of Dr. Abbott's is of the same high order as the preceding ones, the 

 specimens showing a neatness of preparation and minute detail of 

 data not often seen in collections formed in remote parts and under 

 difficulties. 



It seems desirable in this case, as in the catalogue of the Kashmir 

 collection, to present a comi^lete list of the specimens with their accom- 

 panjdng data, and, for the same reason expressed in that catalogue, the 

 classification employed is that used in Dr. Sharpens report on the birds 

 of the " Second Tarkand Mission." 



Dr. Abbott made a short excursion from Leh, Ladak, to Suget, East- 

 ern Turkestan, in the early part of July, 1803, which was followed 

 shortly by another and much more extended journey of many months, 

 during which the following localities were visited : Starting from Suget 

 late in July, Karakash River, Killian Pass, Killian, Bora, Kargallik, 

 and Yarkand were visited during the mouth of August, and Kashgar 

 early in September. The Thian-Shan Mountains were then reached, 

 and the remainder of September, the whole month of October, and a 

 few days of November were spent there. Returning, the valley of the 

 Aksu, Ushturfau, Aksu, Matan, and the Kashgar River were visited in 

 November, and in the following month and in January, 1804, some time 

 was spent at Pishak Sindi, and on the Yarkand River. The country 

 east of Maralbashi and Kokchall was visited in February, and Kashgar 



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