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Bill blackish, lower mandible yellowish ; iris dark brown ; 

 tarsus dark yellowish brown. 



Wing 3"4in. ; tail 2"55 in. ; bill '75 in. ; hind claw '48 in. 



6i6, 647. S ? ad. Samana, 6500 ft., 5th March. 



No. 387 was shot out of a flock which was feeding in a 

 very dry spot amongst stunted scrub. 



Dr. Hartert says that the range of this bird has not yet 

 been fully worked out, but that it is found in winter in 

 Egypt and Palestine, as well as in Eastern Persia and Persian 

 Baluchistan ; also that it breeds in the highlands of Persia 

 and possibly in Lel)anon and the Caucasus. 



[852.] Anthus japonicus. The Eastern Water- Pipit. 

 84. S ■ Kohat, 1760 ft., 14th January. 

 155. (^ . „ ,, 22nd March. 



184. c?. „ „ 4th April. 



581. ? sex. „ „ 14th February. 



A somewhat scarce winter visitor, occurring singly with 

 the flocks of ^. spipoletta or in small parties by itself. 



[853.] OnEocoiiYS SYLVAN us. Tlic Upland Pipit. 



Rattray, J. B. N. H. S. xvi. p. 654 (common in the 

 Murree Hills) ; Ward, op. cit. xvii. p. 723. 



398. S ad. Samana, 4500 ft., 14th November. 



A resident on the Samana from 4000 feet upwards, but 

 not common. Capt. Keen found several nests in July. 



[859.] Melanocorypiia bimaculata. The Eastern 

 Calandra Lark. 



Fulton, J. B. N. H. S. xvi. p. 56 (plentiful in Chitral at 

 the end of February and beginning of March) ; Ward, 

 op. cit. xvii. p. 724 (one shot in December). 



Large flocks visit Kohat in February and early in March. 



[860.] Alauda arvensis. The Sky-Lark. 



Marshall, J. B. N. H. S. xiv. p. 605 (common round 

 Quetta in winter, a few stay for the summer) ; Fulton, 

 op. cit. xvi. p. 56 (a resident between 5000 and 11,000 feet) ; 

 Ward, op. cit. xvii. p. 724 (a resident). 



577. S ad. Jamrud, 2000 ft., 11th February. 



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