452 Mr. Douglas Carruthers on the 



49. Anthus spipoletta. 



Anthus spipoletta Sharpe, Cat. B. x. p. 593. 

 <J. Samarkand. 18 Nov., 1907. No. 196. 

 S. Bokhara. 4 Dec, 1907. No. 211. 



50. Anthus campestris. 



Anthus campestris Sharpe, Cat. B. x. p. 569. 



<? . Samarkand. 1 May-10 May, 1908. Nos. 448, 389, 



390. 

 S . „ 24 Oct., 1907. No. 117. 



51. Certhia himalayensis. 



Certhia himalayensis Gadow, Cat. B. viii. p. 327. 



(?. Samarkand. 21 Nov., 1907. No. 198. 



<J. Ilissar Mts. 20 June, 1908. No. 568. 



? . Samarkand. 22 Dec.-2 Feb., 1907-8. Nos. 270, 

 251. 



The Tree-Creeper is a rather rare resident in the Zaraf- 

 schan Valley. It breeds at 9000 ft. in the juniper-groves 

 and descends to the cultivated area around Samarkand in 

 the winter. 



This is a Himalayan bird which extends as far north as 

 the Zarafschan, but no further, north of this its place being 

 taken by C. familiaris. According to their locality, my 

 specimens ought to belong to the north-western race of 

 C. himalayensis, named by Severtzoff C. tceniura, distinguished 

 by its greater size, paler upper parts and whiter under parts. 

 But my specimens agree exactly in colour and in size with 

 birds from Kohat and Astor, and do not come up to the 

 measurements of specimens from Samarkand in the British 

 Museum. 



The culmens vary between '7 and *9 inch, and the wing 

 measurements vary between 2'6 and 2*7 inches. 



52. TlCHODROMA MURARIA. 



Tichodroma muraria Gadow, Cat. B. viii. p. 331. 

 S . Samarkand. 23 Oct., Nov., 1 Jan., 1907-8. Nos. 

 107, 134, 201, 259. 



