496 Mr. R. B. Sharpe on Birds from Bushire. 



17. Erithacus cyanecula (Wolf) ; Seebohm^ op. cit. v. 

 p. 311. 



? Cyanecula ivolfi, Blanf. t. c. p. 169. 

 An adult male. Bushire^ March 28, 1885. 

 Mr. Blanford did not obtain this species, and Mr. Dresser 

 was inclined to doubt its occurrence in Persia. 



18. EuTiciLLA PHCENicuRA (L.) ; Blanf. t. c. p. 163. 



a. ^ ad. Bushire, Feb. 25, 1885. 



b, c. $ ad. Bushire, March 5, 1885. 

 d. S ad. Bushire, April 18, 1885. 



This species is now satisfactorily recognized as fi'om 

 Southern Persia. Mr. Blanford doubtfully identified a 

 female specimen from Shiraz as belonging to the Common 

 Redstart (/. c), but Mr. Palmer has now sent me two pairs. 



19. RuTiciLLA ERYTHRONOTA (Evcrsm.) ; Blauf. t. c. p. 167. 

 A male. Bushire, Jan. 27, 1885. 



20. MoNTicoLA CYANUS (L.) ; Blanf. t. c. p. 155. 



a. S ad. Bushire, March 9, 1885. Shot on wall of old 

 ruin near a village. 



b. $ ad. Bushire, March 16, 1885. Shot in ravines. 



c. ? ad. Shot in garden, April 1, 1885. 



21. MoNTicoLA sAXATiLis (L.) ; Blauf, t. c. p. 156. 



An adult male. Bushire, March 25, 1865. Shot near an 

 old grape-vine. 



22. Saxicola isabellina, Riipp. ; Blanf. t, c. p. 147. 

 One specimen. Bushire (no date). 



23. Saxicola deserti, Riipp.; Blanf. t. c. p. 148. 

 A male. Bushire, March 16, 1885. 



24. Saxicola morio, H. & E.; Blanf. /. c. p. 152. 

 Males. Bushire, March 13 and 26, 1885. 



25. Burnesia lepida (Blyth) ; Sharpe, op. cit. x. p. 211. 

 Drymceca gracilis, Blanf. t. c. p. 206. 



Male. Bushire, Feb. 6, 1885. 



Agrees with the Persian specimens collected by Mr. Blan- 

 ford, and not with the true B. gracilis of Palestine. 



