Sever tzoff's 'Fauna of Turkestan.' 83 



cow Museum from Irkutsk, and probably breeds in Western 

 Siberia and at Irkutsk." 



146. AcROCEPHALus ARUNDiNACEUs (Linn.). 

 Salicaria turdoides, Severtzoff, p. 65. 



Horizontal range. Breeds sporadically in districts II., III., 

 and IV. 



Vertical range. Breeds in districts 1 and 2. 



I may here name that Dr. Severtzoff informs me that Acro- 

 cephalus brunnescens was also found by him in Turkestan, 

 though not included in his work. 



147. AcRocEPHALUs sTREPERus (Vieill.). 

 Salicaria arundinacea, SevertzoflF, p. 65. 

 Horizontal range. Breeds in districts I., II., III. 

 Vertical range. Breeds in district 1, and rarely in district 2. 



148. Salicaria brevipennis, Severtzoff, pp. 66, 127. 

 Breeds in the Karatau mountains. At page 127 Severtzoff 



writes, ''Salicaria brevipennis, nob., closely resembles Sali- 

 caria arundinacea ; but the bill is smaller, the wing shorter and 

 not so sharp, the tail slightly rounded, and in spring it is greyer 

 and lighter in colour. The first primary is short, being twice 

 as long as the coverts, the 3rd and 4tli are equal, being the 

 longest, the 2nd =7th, or is a trifle longer, but is shorter 

 than the 6th ; the head, nape, cheeks, back, shoulders, and 

 rump are yellowish grey ; wings and tail darker, being greyish 

 brown, with yellow edges ; lores yellowish white, and a super- 

 ciliary stripe of the same colour extends to the ear ; the entire 

 underparts and under wing-coverts are whitish, tinged with 

 yellowish brown, which is lightest on the throat. Total length 

 5" 6"'-5" 8'", extent 7"-7" 2'", wing 2" 2i"'-2" 4'", tail 1" 9"'-2", 

 the outer tail-feathers 1'" shorter than the central ones, tarsus 

 covered with eight scutellse and 7|"'long, middle toe 4 j'", cul- 

 men 3|"' ; bill brown, lower mandible yellow at the base ; 

 legs grey, but yellow on the sole. This species is interme- 

 diate between Salicaria arundinacea and Salicaria scita, and, 

 like the latter, is often found in grass steppes far from 

 water. It was also found on the Thian-shan and Karatau 

 mountains." 



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