Severtzoff's 'Fauna of Turkestan.' 87 



At page 130 the following description is given : — '' Bill 

 short and stout, nostrils broad and oval ; upper parts, with 

 wings and tail, olive-brown; eyebrows white; underparts 

 white ; breast and flanks greyish brown in tinge ; iris brown ; 

 legs and lower mandible flesh-coloui'ed, upper mandible 

 brown ; 4th rectrix the longest, the two middle and the outer- 

 most 2"' shorter ; 1st primary rather longer than the coverts, 

 2=8, 3 = 4=5, or 3=4=5, 7>2>8. Total length 5" 3'"- 

 5" 5'", extent 7" 5"'-7" 6'", wing 2" 3"'-3", tail 2" 2'"-2" 3'", 

 culmen 3f "'-4'", tarsus 9"'. It inhabits the Syr Darja river, 

 and frequents the thorn bushes ; arrives in April, and remains 

 to breed. Adult specimens were obtained directly after their 

 arrival in spring ; but we got none during the breeding-season, 

 as they hide so closely in the bushes. In July they are seen 

 about in company with their young." 



155. Salicaria obsoleta, SevertzoflF, pp. 66, 129. 

 Range. Same as No. 154. 



At page 129 Dr. Severtzoff writes as follows : — " Only one 

 specimen was obtained, near the Petroffsk fortress ; for it is a 

 very shy bird. Its bill resembles that of S. pallida; but 

 there are ten scales on the tarsus, the first primary is twice 

 as long as the coverts, 3>4, 2=5; thus the wing is more 

 pointed. The tail is similar to that of S. pallida ; but the 

 outer rectrices are 1'" shorter. It is darker and duller in 

 colour; upper parts greyish brown ; tail and wings rather 

 darker, with light edges ; superciliary stripe whitish ; throat 

 pure white." 



156. Salicaria pallida, Eversmann, nee Ehr. ; SevertzoflF, 

 pp. 66, 129. 



At page 129 Dr. SevertzoflF writes as follows : — " This bird 

 inhabits the eastern shores of the Caspian, the central part 

 of the Syr Darja, the Aris, Karatau, and the Thian-shan 

 iriountains. Bill small ; tarsus with seven scutellae ; tail 

 nearly even; quills 3>4>5>6>2>7, the 3rd, 4th, and 5th 

 nearly equal, the 1st short, but twice as long as the coverts ; 

 upper parts yellowish brown ; superciliary stripe whitish and 

 reaching from the base of the bill to the eye ; underparts 



