Birds of the Zarafschan Basin. 443 



? . Bokhara. 20 May, 1908. No. 492. 



Iram. ? . Samarkand. 8 Sept., 1907. No. 8. 



This is a summer migrant, arriving at the end of April, 

 and breeding in May in the cultivated areas up to an altitude 

 of 3000 ft. 



This is the common Oriole of Turkestan, Oriolus kundoo 

 being much more rare. 



9. Oriolus kundoo. 



Oriolus kundoo Sharpe, Cat. B. iii. p. 194. 

 <$ . Samarkand. 6 May, 1908. No. 421. 

 Out of a large number of Orioles collected, only one proved 

 to belong to this species, all the others being Oriolus galbula. 



10. Emberiza miliaria. 



Miliaria miliaria Sharpe, Cat. B. xii. p. 552. 

 cJ. Samarkand. 3 Jan., 1908. No. 261. 

 A rare bird in this country. I obtained only one example 

 during the year. 



11. Emberiza luteola. 



Emberiza luteola Sharpe, Cat. B. xii. p. 506. 



<J. Samarkand. 3 May, 1908. Nos. 409, 410, 411, 412. 

 ? . „ „ No. 413. 



This Bunting arrives in great numbers during the first 

 week of May. In the summer it is one of the most con- 

 spicuous birds of the cultivated area, between 2000 ft. and 

 3000 ft. 



12. Emberiza hortulana. 



Emberiza hortulana Sharpe, Cat. B. xii. p. 530. 



<J . Samarkand. 19 April, 1908. Nos. 349, 350. 



? . Bokhara. 20 May, 1908. No. 472. 

 A summer migrant, arriving in April, and found as high 

 as 6000 ft. 



13. Emberiza buchanani. 



Emberiza buchanani Sharpe, Cat. B. xii. p. 533. 

 <J. Samarkand. 1 May, 10 May, 1908. Nos. 391, 

 446, 447. 



