.J54 Mr. Douglas Carruthers on the 



obtain any very good specimens owing to the fact that 

 all the birds were either young or in full moult. 



This is a Cashmere species, ranging into Turkestan as far 

 as the Tian Shan Mts. 



56. Parus bokharensis. 



Parus bokharensis Gadow, Cat. B. viii. p. 16. 



<J . Samarkand. 9-13 Sept., 1907. Nos. 15, 21, 22, 40. 

 ?. „ 10-14 Sept., 1907. Nos. 23, 42. 



This Tit is a very common resident in the cultivated areas, 

 not going above 4000 ft. It has a great variety of notes. 

 On the 30th of May, I found a nest of young birds in a hole 

 in a poplar tree only one foot above the ground. This large 

 race of Parus cinereus has a total length of from 5*7 to 

 6 inches, and a wing-measurement varying between 26 and 

 2*75 inches. 



57. Parus flavipectus. 



Parus flavipectus Gadow, Cat. 13. viii. p. 11. 

 <J. Samarkand. 28 Dec, 1907. No. 256. 

 <J. „ 25 Jan., 1908. No. 268. 



? . „ 28 Dec, 1907. Nos. 257, 258. 



Sex doubtful. Samarkand. 25 Jan., 1907. No. 269. 

 A somewhat rare resident in the cultivated regions, 

 generally seen in small flocks of five or six individuals. 



58. Parus rufonuchalis. 



Parus rufonuchalis Gadow, Cat. B. viii. p. 29. 

 <?. Hissar Mts. 14-23 June, 1908. Nos. 528, 537, 

 582. 



? . Hissar Mts. 14-18 June, 1908. Nos. 529, 536. 

 This Tit is peculiar to the juniper-forests from 8000 to 

 9000 ft. in the Hissar Mts., never descending lower. It is 

 a very silent bird for a Tit, and its note, when uttered, is 

 very soft and weak. The specimens were in full moult and 

 the young were fledged. 



