Mr. W. T, Blaiiford on Indian and Persian Birds. 75 



near tlie settlements of Palma and Leckie, they are tolerably 

 common and frequently sliot for food. 



168. Procellaria pelagica, L, : Sharpe^ Ibis, 1872, p. 74. 



169. Procellaria oceanica, Kuhl : Id. I.e. p. 74. 



Both these Petrels were brought to me by children, cap- 

 tured on the sea-shore near Cape-Coast Castle. 



170. Rhynchops flavirostris, y. : Shelley, B. Egypt, 

 p. 302, pi. xiv. 



One specimen of this bird was shot by me some years ago 

 in the lagoons near Lagos. I have also noticed them on the 

 Volta. 



VI. — Notes on the Synonymy of some Indian and Persian 

 Birds, with Descriptions of two new Species from Persia. 

 By W. T. Blanford, F.G.S., C.M.Z.S., &c. 



During a critical examination of the large collections of birds 

 made by Major St. John and myself in Persia, I have had 

 occasion to compare together several European, Asiatic, and 

 African species. Recently I have, in company with Mr. 

 Dresser, examined all Hemprieh and Ehrenberg^s types, and 

 several of Lichtenstein^s, in the Berlin museum ; and I have 

 also visited the Senkenbergian museum at Frankfort for the 

 purpose of comparing some of RiippelFs typical specimens. 

 The results of our joint examination of Hemprieh and Ehren- 

 berg's types will appear separately; but as I have, indepen- 

 dently of that examination, been able to identify several In- 

 dian and Persian birds with European or African forms, I think 

 it may be interesting to give some of the principal results, 

 reserving all details for a fuller accoiuit, which I hope here- 

 after to be able to publish, of the Persian fauna. 



The identifications made are chiefly amongst the Warblers 

 and their allies ; and the following are the most important. 

 The oldest specific name is given in larger type in every case. 



1. Crateropus salvadorii, De F. 1865 = Malacocercus hut- 

 TONi, Blyth, 184!7, = Chatorhea caudata (partim), Jerdon. It 

 is a true Crateropus, as are also Chatorhea (or Malacocercus) 



